United Arab Emirates
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in United Arab Emirates
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| Official name: |
United Arab Emirates
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| Capital: |
Abu Dhabi
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| Area: |
total: 82,880 sq km
land: 82,880 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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| Climate: |
desert; cooler in eastern mountains
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| 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
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Maine
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 867 km
border countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
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| Coastline: |
1,318 km
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| Terrain: |
flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
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Map of United Arab Emirates
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