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Geography
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
25 30 N, 51 15 E
Area: 
total: 11,586 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
165
land: 11,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly smaller than Connecticut
total: 60 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km
563 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line
Current Weather
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m
petroleum, natural gas, fish
arable land: 1.64%
permanent crops: 0.27%
other: 98.09% (2005)
130 sq km (2002)
0.1 cu km (1997)
total: 0.29 cu km/yr (24%/3%/72%)
per capita: 358 cu m/yr (2000)
haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits
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