Area and Boundaries
Area:
total:750 km²
county comparison to the world: 198
- land:750 km²
- water: 0 km²
Area comparative
- USA - 3.5 times the size of Washington D.C.
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 161 km
Maritime claims:
- territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
- contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
- continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
- highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
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