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46 lines
3.6 KiB
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IRAQ - SAUDI ARABIA NEUTRAL ZONE
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 3,520 km2; land area: 3,520 km2
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Comparative area: slightly larger than Rhode Island
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Land boundaries: 389 km total; 191 km Iraq, 198 km Saudi Arabia
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Coastline: none--landlocked
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Maritime claims: none--landlocked
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Climate: harsh, dry desert
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Terrain: sandy desert
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (sandy desert) 100%
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Environment: harsh, inhospitable
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Note: landlocked; located west of quadripoint with Iraq, Kuwait,
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and Saudi Arabia
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: joint administration by Iraq and Saudi Arabia; in December
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1981, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed a boundary agreement that divides
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the zone between them, but the agreement must be ratified before it
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becomes effective
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Highways: none; some secondary roads
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the joint responsibility of Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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