Area of Bahrain expands to 765.3 square Km

The overall inland area of Bahrain expanded to 765.3 square kilometres last year, up from 759 square kilometres in 2010. Six years ago, the area of Bahrain was 741.1 square kilometres before expanding to top 757.9 square kilometres in 2009. Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) Geographic Information Systems director Dr. Khalid Abdulrahman Al-Haidan today announced the update geographic data. The overall area of Bahrain averages 8,267 square kilometres, – including its territorial borders. “The new area of Bahrain has been measured by US Geoeye imaging Satellite at 41- centimeter resolution”, he said. According to updated data, Bahrain’s overall borders stand now at 933 kilometres.