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United Arab EmiratesGeography
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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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | |
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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, 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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More about United Arab Emirates:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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