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Bahrain plays a modest, moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights by supporting the two state solution. [193] Bahrain is also one of the founding members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. [194]
The Kingdom of Bahrain [1] consists of Bahrain Island and 33 of the 37 Bahrain Islands, lying in the Persian Gulf's Gulf of Bahrain off the north shore of West Asia's Arabian Peninsula. Bahrain's capital city is Manama. The islands are about 24 kilometers (15 mi) off the east coast of Saudi Arabia and 28 kilometers (17 mi) from Qatar. [2]
A topographic map of Bahrain. Geography of Bahrain. Bahrain is: an island country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Indian Ocean. Persian Gulf; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. Gulf of Bahrain; Time zone: UTC+03; Extreme points of Bahrain High: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m (400 ft) Low: Persian Gulf 0 m; Land boundaries ...
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. [26] The country's capital, Manama, is home to many large financial structures. The UAE and Bahrain have a high Human Development Index (ranking 31 and 42 worldwide respectively in 2019) and was recognised by the World Bank as high income economies.
Country GDP nominal billions of USD List of countries by GDP (per capita) Qatar 235.5: 82,887 Israel 530.1: 55,359 Cyprus 26.7: 53,705 UAE 536.8: 52,407 Kuwait 183.6: 38,123
Iran in return reserved two seats for Bahrain in her parliament, from 1906 to 1971, as her "14th province". The last shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, raised the Bahrain issue with the British when they withdrew from areas east of the Suez Canal by 1971. Iran suggested a limited, UN-sponsored opinion poll to decide the fate of Bahrain.
Map of Bahrain. This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain with listed governorates and population figures for the most populous cities: Ten largest cities