Bahraini Geography, Bahrain Geography
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Location: Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates: 26 00 N, 50 33 E
Map references: Middle East
Area: Total: 665 sq km land: 665 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 161 km
Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Climate: Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Terrain: Mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
Natural resources: Oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Land use: Arable land: 2.82% permanent crops: 5.63% other: 91.55% (2001)
Irrigated land: 50 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Periodic droughts; dust storms
Environment - current issues: Desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources, groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: Close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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