Bahrain

The nation of Bahrain is a small archipelago of islands in the Persian Gulf, near Saudi Arabia. Its largest land mass is Bahrain Island, some 34 miles long and 11 miles wide, connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway. Over ninety percent of the land claimed by Bahrain is desert, with a tiny percentage of arable land; dust storms, further desertification, and coastal erosion remain ongoing problems.
In recent years, inspired by the activism of the Arab Spring, Bahrain’s Shia Muslim majority began protesting against the minority Sunni controlled government, leading to crackdowns and police actions and continued unrest.

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Geopolitical, Country