Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
24 00 N, 54 00 E
Middle East
total: 83,600 sq km
land: 83,600 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine
total: 1,066 km
border countries (2): Oman 609 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
1,318 km
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
desert; cooler in eastern mountains
flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert; mountains in east
highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
mean elevation: 149 m
petroleum, natural gas
agricultural land: 4.6% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0.5% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 3.6% (2018 est.)
forest: 3.8% (2018 est.)
other: 91.6% (2018 est.)
923 sq km (2012)
150 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah - are home to nearly 85% of the population
frequent sand and dust storms
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
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