• Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
• Geographic coordinates: 29 30 N, 45 45 E
• Map references: Middle East
• Area:
  
  Total: 17,820 sq km
  
  Land: 17,820 sq km
  
  Water: 0 sq km
• Area - comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey
• Land boundaries:
  
  Total: 464 km
  
  Border countries: Iraq 242 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km
• Coastline: 499 km
• Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
• Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
• Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain
• Elevation extremes:
  
  Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
  
  Highest point: unnamed location 306 m
• Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas