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United Arab Emirates

Location : middle east. bordering the gulf of oman and the persian gulf. between oman and saudi arabia

Geographic Coordinates : 24 00 n. 54 00 e

Map Reference : middle east

Area : total: 82.880 sq km land: 82.880 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than maine

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Land boundaries : total: 867 km border countries: oman 410 km. saudi arabia 457 km

coastline : 251

Maritime Claims : 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: desert; cooler in eastern mountains

Terrain : flat. barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east

Elevation extremes : lowest point: persian gulf 0 m highest point: jabal yibir 1.527 m

Natural Resources :petroleum. natural gas

Land use : arable land: 0.6% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 97.15% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 720 sq km (1998 est.)