Natural resources: none
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other (sandy desert)
Environment: harsh, inhospitable
Note: landlocked; located west of quadripoint with Iraq, Kuwait, and
Saudi Arabia
- People
Population: uninhabited
- Government
Long-form name: none
Type: joint administration by Iraq and Saudi Arabia; in July 1975, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to divide the zone between them, but the agreement must be ratified, however, before it becomes effective.
- Economy
Overview: no economic activity
- Communications
Highways: none; some secondary roads
- Defense Forces
Note: defense is the joint responsibility of Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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Country: Ireland
- Geography
Total area: 70,280 km2; land area: 68,890 km2