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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maine
Area > Land	83,600 sq km		[112nd of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	83,600 sq km		[119th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Abu Dhabi - 363,432
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land	3.8%		[168th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	24 00 N, 54 00 E
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	0.77%		[198th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city Abu Dhabi (capital city, not largest urban area)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	799,000		[99th of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Abu Dhabi - 363,432
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Middle East
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources	petroleum, natural gas
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Population density	28.29 people per sqkm		[172nd of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	54.22 people/m²		[128th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Precipitation	89 mm		[92nd of 95]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Surface area > sq. km	83,600 km²		[114th of 206]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
tallest mountains > Mountain	Jabal Yibir
Source: World Development Indicators database

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