Geography Of 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 water: 0 sq km land: 17,820 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: 0.73% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 99.16% (2001)
Irrigated land	60 sq km (1998 est.)
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 world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, 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 information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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