Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: territorial dispute with Bahrain over the
Hawar Islands; maritime boundary with Bahrain; 1965 boundary with
Saudi Arabia, renegotiated and revised in 1992, but not official
depiction
Climate: desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer
Terrain: mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and
gravel
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Qurayn Aba al Bawl 103 m
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 5%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 95%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: limited natural fresh water resources are increasing
dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
natural hazards: haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea
Geographic note: strategic location in central Persian Gulf near
major petroleum deposits
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