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![]() ![]() Kuwait Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/kuwait/kuwait_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 17,820 km2
Comparative area: slightly smaller than New Jersey Land boundaries: 462 km total
Coastline: 499 km Maritime claims:
@m5Continental shelf: not specific
Disputes: ownership of Warbah and Bubiyan islands disputed by Iraq Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Land use: NEGL% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 8% meadows and pastures; NEGL% forest and woodland; 92% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide most of water; air and water pollution; desertification Note: strategic location at head of Persian Gulf
NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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