Total Area: 83,600 sq km
Land Area: 83,600 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Terrain Description: flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
Arable Land Use: .61%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .5%
Irrigated Land: 920 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: .15 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.99 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 739.5 cu m/year
Natural Hazards Description: frequent sand and dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills
Total Labor Force: 4.332 Million
% Labor Force in Agriculture: 7%
Agricultural Products Description: dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish
Land Area: 83,600 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate Description: desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Terrain Description: flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
Arable Land Use: .61%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .5%
Irrigated Land: 920 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: .15 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.99 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 739.5 cu m/year
Natural Hazards Description: frequent sand and dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills
Total Labor Force: 4.332 Million
% Labor Force in Agriculture: 7%
Agricultural Products Description: dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish
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Woman farming near Saudi Arabia border.
Woman farming near Saudi Arabia border.
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Irrigation system on farm in UAE.
Irrigation system on farm in UAE.
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Agricultural sector in UAE.
Agricultural sector in UAE.
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Plowing farmland in UAE.
Plowing farmland in UAE.
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Cattle living on pasture in UAE.
Cattle living on pasture in UAE.