| Geography | Oman |
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Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE |
Geographic coordinates:
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21 00 N, 57 00 E |
Map references:
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Middle East |
Area:
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total: 212,460 sq km
land: 212,460 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Kansas |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,374 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km |
Coastline:
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2,092 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south |
Terrain:
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central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m
highest point: Jabal Shams 2,980 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.12%
permanent crops: 0.14%
other: 99.74% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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720 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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1 cu km (1997) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 1.36 cu km/yr (7%/2%/90%)
Per capita: 529 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts |
Environment - current issues:
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rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; limited natural fresh water resources |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
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