dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula ELEVATION EXTREMES: Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m Highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m NATURAL RESOURCES: Petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west LAND USE: Arable land: 3% Permanent crops: 0% Permanent pastures: 30% Forests and woodland: 4% Other: 63% (1993 est.) IRRIGATED LAND: 3,600 sq km (1993 est.) NATURAL HAZARDS: Sandstorms and dust storms in summer ENVIRONMENT CURRENT ISSUES: Very limited natural fresh water resources;
(Arabian Sea 0; m; Highest point)
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