Geography of Bahrain - Area and Boundaries

Area and Boundaries

Area:
total:750 km²
county comparison to the world: 198

  • land:750 km²
  • water: 0 km²

Area comparative

  • USA - 3.5 times the size of Washington D.C.

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 161 km

Maritime claims:

  • territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
  • contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
  • continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined

Elevation extremes:

  • lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m

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