Bahrain
Location
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
Violent crime is quite rare. Visitors should avoid villages especially after dark. Personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, building/office security, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation/sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures/customs, communications, emergency shelters.
Use bottled water only.
Mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment.
Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers.
Periodic droughts; dust storms.
Polio, typhoid.
Hospital: International Hospital of Bahrain, PO Box 1084, Manama. Tel: 591 666
No environmental issues.
Good driving conditions.
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