Generally a flat land, Bahrain consists of low desert plain rising gently to a low central escarpment in the Persian Gulf. The highest point is 440 feet above sea level.
As an archipelago of thirty-three islands, Bahrain does not share a land boundary with another country. Bahrain's largest islands are Bahrain Island, Muharraq Island, Umm an Nasan, and Sitrah. Bahrain has mild winters and very hot, humid summers. Bahrain's natural resources include large quantities of oil and natural gas as well as fish stocks.
Desert constitutes 92% of Bahrain, and periodic droughts and dust storms are the main natural hazards for Bahrainis.