Open menu Close menu Open Search Close search Open sharebox Close sharebox
ABC logo





. Index

. 1996 Index

. Flag

. Geography

. People

. Government

. Economy

. Transportation

. Commun'tions

. Defense

. Geo Names

. Feedback

===========

Ad

Saudi Arabia Geography 1996

    • Location:
      Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen

    • Map references:
      Middle East

    • Area:

        total area:
        1,960,582 sq km

        land area:
        1,960,582 sq km

        comparative area:
        slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US

    • Land boundaries:
      total 4,415 km, Iraq 814 km, Jordan 728 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km

    • Coastline:
      2,640 km

    • Maritime claims:

        contiguous zone:
        18 nm

        continental shelf:
        not specified

        territorial sea:
        12 nm

    • International disputes:
      large section of boundary with Yemen not defined; status of boundary with UAE not final; Kuwaiti ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands is disputed by Saudi Arabia

    • Climate:
      harsh, dry desert with great extremes of temperature

    • Terrain:
      mostly uninhabited, sandy desert

    • Natural resources:
      petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper

    • Land use:

        arable land:
        1%

        permanent crops:
        0%

        meadows and pastures:
        39%

        forest and woodland:
        1%

        other:
        59%

    • Irrigated land:
      4,350 sq km (1989 est.)

    • Environment:

        current issues:
        desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills

        natural hazards:
        frequent sand and dust storms

        international agreements:
        party to - Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

    • Note:
      extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through Persian Gulf and Suez Canal






Thank you for making this an award winning site

Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - -



ITA Home Page
 The IMMIGRATION Superhighway Feedback

ITA WWWDesign
Flags of all Countries
Yahoo search

Revised 13-August-1997

Copyright © 1995-2020 ITA (all rights reserved)