| Location | Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
| Geographic coordinates | 26 00 N, 50 33 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Area | total: 760 sq km land: 760 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 161 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined |
| Climate | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| Terrain | mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 135 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Natural resources | oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
| Land use | agricultural land: 11.3% (2018 est.) arable land: 2.1% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 5.3% (2018 est.) forest: 0.7% (2018 est.) other: 88% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 40 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 116 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts; dust storms |
| Geography - note | close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
