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Islands of Bahrain



Bahrain (Bahrein)  - including Umm Nasan, Al Hidd, Sitrah    [108]
   Group:
   Country: Bahrain   Region: Persian/Arabian Gulf
Lat: 26.07º N   Long : 50.35º E
Area: 672.7 sq. km   Altitude: 135 m
Shoreline: 143.0 km (scale 1:1000000)   Coastal Index: 0.2126
Depth to nearest land: <100 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 20 km   group: 20 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 20 km    Isolation Index: 13
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry humid  hot  to 41øC, 102 mm
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital Al Manamah
  Population: 400000 (1983)   Density: 594.6 persons/sq. km
  Growth Rate: 0.0%/yr   Stable
  Major Human Activities: oil and gas wells, oil refining
  Habitat:   Urban Pop: 100000  Urban Indicator: 2
  Accessibility: port, airport
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 4%   Human Threat Indicator: 0
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 9284 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 19
Last updated: 04/07/89

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