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Qatar Geography 1996

Location:

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Map references:

Middle East

Area:

total area:

11,000 sq km

land area:

11,000 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

total 60 km, Saudi Arabia 60 km

Coastline:

563 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

24 nm

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundary with Bahrain

Climate:

desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer

Terrain:

mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

Natural resources:

petroleum, natural gas, fish

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

95%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities

natural hazards:

haze, dust storms, sandstorms common

international agreements:

signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea

Note:

strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits

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