in highlands Terrain: extensive Atlantic coastal plains in northwest, lowlands in north Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Land use: arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: 35% other: 45% Irrigated land: NA km2 Environment: archipelago of 13,500 islands (6,000 inhabited); occasional floods, severe thunderstorms common; deforestation; soil erosion Note: landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western Europe Imports: $62 million Currency: 1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 old pesos
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