United Arab Emirates: Geography#
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 24 00 N, 54 00 E 24.0,54.0 |
| Area | total: 83,600 sq km land: 83,600 sq km water: 0 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 83600 DBpedia: 83600 Geoname: 82880 Infoplease: 83600 Britannica: 83600 Wolfram: 83600 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,066 km border countries: Oman 609 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km |
| Coastline | 1,318 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Jebel Yibir 1527 m; Jebel Hafeet 1240 m According to Geonames: Jabal Bil Ays 1934 m; Jabal Yibir 1527 m; Jabal Qitab 1029 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
| Natural Hazards | frequent sand and dust storms |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas |
| Land Use | arable land: 0.61% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 98.9% (2011) |
| Climate | desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
| Irrigated Land | 920 sq km (2010) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 0.15 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Dubai; Sharjah; Abu Dhabi; Al Ain; Ajman According to Geonames: Dubai; Abu Dhabi; Sharjah; Al Ain; Ajman Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |