Bahrain

the State (emirat) Bahrain is had in Southwest Asia, on the archipelago with the same name in waters of Persian gulf. An independent state Bahrain became in 1971. Into archipelago composition enter 33 various on magnitude of island (the largest - Bahrain, attains 50  km at length and 16  km at width). An archipelago Total area - 698,3  sq. km. The population 486  thousand persons. Capital - Manama on island Bahrain (the population - 121  thousand persons). Overtopping religion - Islam. An official language - Arabian. The population bulk Arabs, and also natives of Iran, compound India and Pakistan.

Despite modest sizes, the Bahrain which has been favourably had on a crossroads of trading pathes of Persian gulf, was long since known both in the east, and in the West. Under the legend, here veins well-known Sindbad-morehod from fairy tales of Thousand and one night, and also well-known traveller Marco Polo has visited. On Bahrain the earliest traces of abiding of the person (by most ancient of which more 100  are detected; thousand years).

A country Climate transitive from tropical to the subtropical. It is not enough deposits (90  mm a year), but an atmospheric humidity very high because of what summer heat is difficultly tolerated. Deprived of the rivers and dried up by hot pulverulent winds, Bahrain, however, is rich with the blooming oases irrigated with an underwater. Bahrejntsy treat only 5  terrain %. Over 2/3 these squares is under date palm plantations. Other lands are occupied by gardens, sowings of wheat, corn, barley; orchards in which grow a walnut tree, a papaya, pistachios, peaches. Peasants breed goats, sheep, zebuvidnyh cows, asses. Catching of shrimps and fish, sponge extraction is conducted. Throughout centuries Bahrain was the large centre of catching of pearl.

In modern economy the basic role plays oil-extracting and a petroleum-refining industry, and also the trade which development is contributed by rather new port Sulman. On imported alum earth large aljuminievo-smelting plant Aljuminium Bahrain works.