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Middle East > Bahrain > Geography

BAHRAINI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 665 sq km Time series [185th of 238]
Area > Total 665 sq km Time series [195th of 250]
Capital city with population Manama - 140,401
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Coastline 161 km [161st of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 26 00 N, 50 33 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 2.82% Time series [173rd of 258]
Largest city Manama
Largest city population 148,000 [143rd of 174]
Largest city with population Manama - 140,401
Location
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Map references
Middle East
Natural hazards
periodic droughts; dust storms
Natural resources
oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Population density 1,014.66 people per sqkm [9th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 1,023.4 people/m² Time series [9th of 204]
Precipitation 72 mm [94th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 710 km² Time series [179th of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al Bahrayn, Al Bahrayn

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