| Status
| | Independent emirate
| | Surface
| | 660 kmē
| | Inhabitants
| | 600,000
| | Capital
| | Manama
| | Day of independence
| | August 15, 1971
| | Head of state
| | Emir Shaykh Issa Bin Salmanu l-Khalifa
| | Languages
| Arabic (official), English, Persian
| | Currency
| 1 dinar=1000 fils.
1 dinar=US$2,60, US$1=0,38 dinar
| | Cities
| Manama (150,000)
Muharraq (75,000)
Judhaf (50,000)
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Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 islands, where the island of Bahrain is the dominating one (90% of the total area). Other important islands are Ummu n-Nisan, Al-Muharraq, Marquban, Jaziratu Hawwar. The elevage is low, with the highest peak of only 135 m on the island Bahrain, and most of the country is only rocky desert. Average summer temepratures are 34 C, average during winter is 17 C. Annual rainfall is below 80 mm, but the humidity is between 70% and 80%. Modern technology financed by oil revenues has made the emirate greener.
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