Geography of Bahrain
This article describes the geography of Bahrain.
; Location:
- Southwest Asia, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
- 26° 00′ N, 50° 33′ E
- Middle East
- Total: 620 km²
- Land: 620 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Australia comparative: 4.5 times larger than Christmas Island
- Canada comparative: slightly smaller than Toronto
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than the Isle of Man
- United States comparative: 0.3 times the size of Onondaga County, New York
- 0 km
- 161 km
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Continental shelf: Extending to boundaries to be determined
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
- Mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment
- Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
- Oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish
- Arable land: 1%
- Permanent crops: 1%
- Permanent pastures: 6%
- Forests and woodland: 0%
- Other: 92% (1993 est.)
- 10 km² (1993 est.)
- Periodic droughts; dust storms
- Desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
- Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
- Close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf which much of Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.See also: Bahrain