MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

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Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

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                                                                                                                                         SAliRAIN



                BAIUWN


                                                     Manama' (26'13'N
                CAPITAL'IMAJOR Cl'nES.
                50'35'E), al-Muharrag (26'16'N 50'38'E)

                LOC&L'nmE: ZULU +3, EST +8
                "NGUAGP-S: Arabic (olEcial), English widely spo-
                ken, Farsi, Urdu

                TDPOGRAPIIY
                Generni. 90% sandy plains and salt marslies, 69o
                meadows and pastures, 4% arablc.
                Mnjor Fenttires. Bahrain is an           archipelago of 25
                low-lying islands in the Persian Gulf about hni(way
                down and 24.2 km out from th@'cast coast of Saudi
                Arabia. Bahrain Island, comprising sevcn-cightlis of
                the country's total area, is the location of the capital
                city and, together with al-Muharrag and SiLrah Islands -
                off its northeast coast, constitutes @ population and:
                economic center of the country. Bahrain Island has 3
                mnjor regions: (1) an interior plateau 31-72 mcicts In
                elevation with a central hill, Jabal Durkan, fliat riscs to
                136 metcrs above sea level. A rolling basin surround-
                ing [lie central plateau is bordered by overhanging
                bluffs that slope toward the sea; (2) a narrow, uulu-
                vated strip of land along the north and northwest                       Scitsotinl. Nortlittly winds often occur In May, and
                coasts; (3) lowlands in the south and soufliwest areas                  dust storiiis ore common flirougli die hot summer
                of the island, composed primarily of sandy plains and                   months. The iiirrcqucnt rainfall during the winter
      months sometimes Is quite heavy and often produces
                                                                                        minor local flooding.
                CLIMATE
                General. Balitain's climate is hot and vcry humid                       WATElt SUIIPT.Y
                year-round. Summer (May - October) tcmlxraluics                         Sources. In Bahrain's north and northwest, rresilwater
                regularly reach 41'C, with a relative Jiumidify of 7o-                  aguifcrs and numerous sptf ngs provide water in suffl-
                80%. Rainfall during thcsummcr is nearly nonexistent.                   cient quantity to permit irrigation. However, subsur-
                The 4 winter months (December - March) generally                        ficc water sources !it the country are rapidly being
                are mild and pleasan4 with temperatures that average                    depleted. The development of large-scale dcsalinadort
                below 21'C. Almost all of die country's annual 76.2                     capabilities is required.
                mm rainfall occurs during the winter.


                                                                            AL,MUHARRAO

                TEMPEFIATURE                     Jon      Fob      mar      Apr      t&y       bn       fit     Aug      eop       Oct     WV       DM
                Moan daily moyjmum CC)            20       21       25      29          33     36       37        38       Be       32       21       22
                Moan do-@ minimum CC)             is       is       la      i22         26      29       30       31       29       20       22       17
                PRECIPITATION                                                                                                                        5.2
                faaan toinj (mm)                22.9      17.8     10.2     7.0         2 5      0    @1.3.        0        0     <1.3      9.5    I
GHT                    0602      0550     0523      G449    0425     0418     0429     0446     0500      D5i4     0533     0553
                LAST LIGHT                      1732     1754     1810      1028    1843      J058     toSO     1837     1804     1732     1712     1713
                (Mean eM] tMilghL local owndwd OM)


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