Country:  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: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures;
0% forest and woodland; 100% other (sandy desert)
 
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 July 1975,
Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to divide the zone between
them, but the agreement must be ratified, however, 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