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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE | | | Geographic coordinates | 21 00 N, 57 00 E | | | Zone | Middle East | | | Area | total: 212,460 sq km
land: 212,460 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | | Land boundaries | total: 1,374 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km | | | Coastline | 2,092 km | | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | | Climate | dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south | | | Terrain | central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south | | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m
highest point: Jabal Shams 2,980 m | | | Natural resources | petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas | | | Irrigated land | 2,092 km | | | Natural hazards | summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts | | Environment -
current issues | rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; very limited natural fresh water resources | | Environment -
international agreements | 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 | strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil | |
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