Bahrain is currently embarking on a massive land reclaim project to the north of the island near the airport and as a result the Bahrain map is constantly changing its shape as Bahrain reclaims more and more land. This can be seen by viewing an old Bahrain map from the 1980's and superimposing a new satellite image over the map.

A few basic statistics for Bahrain

Geographic map coordinates: 26 00 N, 50 33 E

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m.

Bahrain Population: 688,345 (April 2005) includes 235,108 non-nationals.

Bahrain is a Muslim country, and the official language is Arabic, although most of the population speaks English. Other languages spoken include Farsi, Urdu and Hindi. Business language is normally English.

Bahrain Time : Bahrain is three hours ahead of GMT and there is no Summer time change for Bahrain.

Bahrain Currency : The Bahrain Currency is the Dinar.

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