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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Geographic coordinates | 24 00 N, 54 00 E |
| Map references | middle_east |
| Area |
total: 82,880 sq km land: 82,880 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Maine |
| Land boundaries |
total: 867 km border countries: oman 410 km, saudi arabia 457 km |
| Coastline | 1,318 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
| Terrain | flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: persian gulf 0 m highest point: jabal yibir 1,527 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas |
| Land use |
arable land: 0.6% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 97.15% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 720 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | frequent sand and dust storms |
| Environment - current issues | lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, marine dumping, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: law of the sea |
| Geography note | strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
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