_#_Land boundaries: 60 km total; Saudi Arabia 40 km, UAE 20 km
_#_Coastline: 563 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: not specific;
Territorial sea: 3 nm
_#_Disputes: boundary with UAE is in dispute; territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands
_#_Climate: desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer
_#_Terrain: mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
_#_Natural resources: crude oil, natural gas, fish
_#_Land use: arable land NEGL%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and woodland 0%; other 95%