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| DESCRIPTION |
| The country consists of a group of 33 islands situated halfway down the Arabian Gulf. The largest island is Bahrain from which the country takes its name. It is connected by causeways to Muharraq the second largest island and to Sitra which is mainly an industrial area.Other important islands are Nabih Saleh Jiddah and Umm Al-Nassan.Bahrain is 28km from the coast of Qatar and 24km by causeway from the east coast of Saudi Arabia. |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN |
| Arabic is the official language of Bahrain. Farsi is not uncommon and English is widely used in business. |
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