| Geography | United Arab Emirates |
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Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
Geographic coordinates:
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24 00 N, 54 00 E |
Map references:
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Middle East |
Area:
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total: 83,600 sq km
land: 83,600 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Maine |
Land boundaries:
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total: 867 km
border countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km |
Coastline:
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1,318 km |
Maritime claims:
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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 |
Climate:
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desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
Terrain:
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flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, natural gas |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.77%
permanent crops: 2.27%
other: 96.96% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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760 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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0.2 cu km (1997) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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42 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 2.3 cu km/yr (23%/9%/68%)
Per capita: 511 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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frequent sand and dust storms |
Environment - current issues:
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lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
Geography - note:
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strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
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