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ISLAND DIRECTORY
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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