| Geography | Kuwait |
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Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
Geographic coordinates:
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29 30 N, 45 45 E |
Map references:
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Middle East |
Area:
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total: 17,818 sq km
land: 17,818 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Land boundaries:
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total: 462 km
border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km |
Coastline:
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499 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm |
Climate:
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dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters |
Terrain:
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flat to slightly undulating desert plain |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 306 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.84%
permanent crops: 0.17%
other: 98.99% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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100 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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0.02 cu km (1997) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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8 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.44 cu km/yr (45%/2%/52%)
per capita: 164 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August |
Environment - current issues:
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limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping |
Geography - note:
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strategic location at head of Persian Gulf |
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