!!!Kuwait: Geography ||Location|Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia ||Geographic Coordinates|29 30 N, 45 45 E[{GoogleMap location='29.5,45.75' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''17,818 sq km\\''land: ''17,818 sq km\\''water: ''0 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''462 km\\''border countries: ''Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km ||Coastline|499 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Persian Gulf 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed elevation 306 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|flat to slightly undulating desert plain ||Natural Hazards|sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August ||Natural Resource|petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0.62%\\''permanent crops: ''0.28%\\''other: ''99.1% (2011) ||Climate|dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters ||Irrigated Land|86 sq km (2007) ||Renewable Water Resources|0.02 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Marine Dumping ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Jalib as-Suyuh; as-Salimiyah; Subbah-as-Salim; al-Qurayn; Hawalli\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Al Ahmadi; Hawalli; As Salimiyah; Sabah as Salim; Al Farwaniyah\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Asia/Kuwait/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|strategic location at head of Persian Gulf