MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING  14 AUG 90                                    

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                                                                                                                                          BA14FIAIN



                 BAIUWN

                 CAPITAL-@OR Cl'nF-S: Manama' (26'13'N
                 50'35'E), al-Muharraq (26'16'N 50'38'E)

                 LOCAL TIME. ZULU +3, EST +8
                 U,NGUAGr-s: Arabic (oWcial), English widely spo-
                 kcn, Fasi, Urdu


                 l'OPOGRArilY
                 General. 90% sandy plains and salt marslies, 6%
                 meadows and pastures, 4% arable.                                               O@
                 Major Fentures. Bahrain is art          archipelago of 25
                 low-lying islands in the Persian Gulf about halfway
                 down and 24.2 km out fto,-n th@'cast coast of Saudi
                 Arabia. Bahrain Island, comprising scvcn-cigh[IL- of
                 the country's total area, is the location of the capital
                 cityand,togetherwith al-Muharr2qandSiLrahlsiands,
                 off its northeast coas@ constitutes the population and:
                 economic center of the country. Bahrain Island has 3
                 major regions: (1) an interior plateau 31-72 mcicrs In
                 elevation with a central hill, Jabal Durkan, Uiat riscs to
                 136 mctcrs above sea level. A telling basin surround-
                 ing the central plateau is bordered by overhanging
                 bluffs that slope toward the sea; (2) a narrow, culd-
                 vatcd strip of land along the north and northwest                       Scitwtint. Norilittly winds oricit occur In May, and
                 coasts; (3) lowlands in Uic south and southwest areas                   dust storiiis tire common Utrougli flio hot summer
                 of the island, composed primarily of sandy plains and                   months. The itirrequcni rainfall during the winter
                     months sometimes Is quite heavy and often produces
                                                                                         rfinor local flooding.
                 CLITAATC
                 General. B31irain's climate is hot and Very humid                       WATLit SUIIPIIY
                 year-round. Summer (May - October) temperatures                         Sources. In Bahrain's north and noriliwes4 Freshwater
                 regularly reach 41'C, with a rclagve liu@dity of 7O-                    aquifers and numerous springs provide water In suffl-
                 80%. Rainfall during thcsununcr is nearly nonexistent.                  cicnt quantity to permit irrigation. I lowever, subsur-
                 'Dic 4 winter months (December - March) generally                       fice water sources In the country ate rapidly being
                 arc mild and pleasan@ with temperatures that avcragc,                   depicted. The development of lnrge-scale dcsatinadon
                 below 21'C. AJniost all of the country's annual 76.2                    capabilities Is required.
                 mm rainfall occurs during the winter.


                                                                                   AL-MUHARTIAO
                 TEMPERATURE                     Jon       Fob      Mar            Apr   May    Jun        ,$it   Aug       Sop      Oct       Nov      t)oo
                 Moan daily ma)dmum CC)            20        21       25           29    33       36       37        36       36       32        27         22
                 Moan daily minimum CC)             Is       is       18           22    20       29       30        31       29       20        22         1 7
                 PRECIPITATION
                 Moan toinj (@)                  22.9      17.8     10.2           7.0   2.5        0     <1.3         0        0    <1.3       2-5     is.2
  D425   0416     0429     0446      0500     0514      0533
                 LAST LIGHT                      1732      1754     role           1026  1843   1858      toSB    1837      1004     J732      1712     17i3
                 (Moan cMi twilighl lw4 @nd"d Umo)


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