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| BAHRAINI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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665 sq km |
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[185th of 238]
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Area > Total
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665 sq km |
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[195th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Manama - 140,401 |
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Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
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Coastline
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161 km |
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[161st of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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26 00 N, 50 33 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.82% |
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[173rd of 258]
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Largest city
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Manama |
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Largest city population
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148,000 |
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[143rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Manama - 140,401 |
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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 |
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Population density
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1,014.66 people per sqkm |
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[9th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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1,023.4 people/m²
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[9th of 204]
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Precipitation
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72 mm |
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[94th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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710 km²
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[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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