| Climate United Arab Emirates :
| desert; cooler in eastern mountains
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| Terrain United Arab Emirates :
| flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
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| Elevation extremes lowest United Arab Emirates :
| Persian Gulf 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest United Arab Emirates :
| Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
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| Natural resources United Arab Emirates :
| petroleum, natural gas
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| Land use arableland United Arab Emirates :
| 0,60%
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| Irrigated land United Arab Emirates :
| 720 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards United Arab Emirates :
| frequent sand and dust storms
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| Environment current issues United Arab Emirates :
| lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills
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| Geography note United Arab Emirates :
| strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
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