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<text id=93CT1229>
<title>
Saudi Arabia--Geography
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saudi Arabia
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Middle East, between the Red Sea and the Persian
Gulf
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 1,960,582 km2</l>
<l> land area: 1,960,582 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly less than one-fourth the size of
the US</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 4,415 km, Iraq 814 km, Jordan 728 km,
Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458
km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 2,640 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> contiguous zone: 18 nm</l>
<l> continental shelf: not specified</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: large section of boundary with Yemen
not defined; status of boundary with UAE not final; Kuwaiti
ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim Islands is disputed by
Saudi Arabia
</p>
<p>Climate: harsh, dry desert with great extremes of temperature
</p>
<p>Terrain: mostly uninhabited, sandy desert
</p>
<p>Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold,
copper
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 1%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 39%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 1%</l>
<l> other: 59%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 4,350 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: no perennial rivers or permanent water bodies;
developing extensive coastal seawater desalination facilities;
desertification
</p>
<p>Note: extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide
great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through
Persian Gulf and Suez Canal
</p></body></article></text>