IRAQ - SAUDI ARABIA NEUTRAL ZONE
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 3,520 km2; land area: 3,520 km2

Comparative area: slightly larger than Rhode Island

Land boundaries: 389 km total; 191 km Iraq, 198 km Saudi Arabia

Coastline: none--landlocked

Maritime claims: none--landlocked

Climate: harsh, dry desert

Terrain: sandy desert

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (sandy desert) 100%

Environment: harsh, inhospitable

Note: landlocked; located west of quadripoint with Iraq, Kuwait,
and Saudi Arabia

PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

Type: joint administration by Iraq and Saudi Arabia; in December
1981, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed a boundary agreement that divides
the zone between them, but the agreement must be ratified before it
becomes effective

ECONOMY
Overview: no economic activity
COMMUNICATIONS
Highways: none; some secondary roads

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the joint responsibility of Iraq and Saudi Arabia



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