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fiogf49gjkf0d KUWAIT IS SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND
COVERS AN AREA OF 17,818 SQ.KM. IT IS BORDERED BY SAUDI
ARABIA TO THE SOUTH, BY IRAQ TO THE NORTH AND WEST AND BY
THE PERSIAN GULF TO THE EAST.
THE COUNTRY IS SITUATED ON A LARGE SLOPING PLAIN, WHICH
RISES IN THE WEST FROM THE GULF TO A HEIGHT OF 290M. THIS
PEAK IS ASH SHAQAYA, THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST POINT.
THE BAY OF KUWAIT STRETCHES UP TO 48KM INLAND FROM THE
GULF. REACHING 145M IS THE JAL AZ ZAWR ESCARPMENT,
EXTENDING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN SHORELINES OF KUWAIT BAY.
ON THE SOUTHERN BAY LIES A NATURAL HARBOUR AND THE CAPITAL
CITY.
THE COUNTRY COMPRISES MOSTLY OF DESERT, WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF A FEW OASES AND FERTILE PATCHES.
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