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Introduction - Qatar: | Location - Qatar: | Location | Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia | | Geographic coordinates | 25 30 N, 51 15 E | | Map references | Middle East | | Area | total: 11,437 sq km
land: 11,437 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Connecticut | | Land boundaries | total: 60 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km | | Coastline | 563 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line | | Climate | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers | | Terrain | mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m | | Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, fish | | Land use | arable land: 1.64%
permanent crops: 0.27%
other: 98.09% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 130 sq km (2002) | | Natural hazards | haze, dust storms, sandstorms common | | Environment current issues | limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |