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![]() ![]() Bahrain Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/bahrain/bahrain_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 620 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 161 km Maritime claims:
Disputes: territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar Islands Climate: arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers Terrain: mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment Natural resources: oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish Land use: 2% arable land; 2% permanent crops; 6% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 90% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted (requires development of desalination facilities); dust storms; desertification Note: proximity to primary Middle Eastern crude oil sources
and strategic location in Persian Gulf through which much of Western world's
crude oil must transit to reach open ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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