What the records say
- When
- 1971
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Bahrain
- Coordinates
- 26.06° N, 50.55° E
- Process
- unknown
- Type
- Unknown process (often independences)
- Pop
- 216815
- Area km2
- 723
- Losing
- United Kingdom
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bahrain
Country in West Asia
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf, the country comprises a small archipelago of 33 natural islands and an additional 50 artificial islands, centred on Bahrain Island, which makes up around 80 percent of the country's landmass.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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