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Introduction - Kuwait: | Location - Kuwait: | Location | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia | | Geographic coordinates | 29 30 N, 45 45 E | | Map references | Middle East | | Area | total: 17,820 sq km
land: 17,820 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than New Jersey | | Land boundaries | total: 462 km
border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km | | Coastline | 499 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm | | Climate | dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters | | Terrain | flat to slightly undulating desert plain | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 306 m | | Natural resources | petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas | | Land use | arable land: 0.84%
permanent crops: 0.17%
other: 98.99% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 130 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year, but are most common between March and August | | Environment current issues | limited natural fresh water resources; some of worlds largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping | | Geography note | strategic location at head of Persian Gulf | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |