Bahrain

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PROFILE
  • Area: 760 sq. km (293 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 1,378,904 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 2.33% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 78.9 years (2016)
  • Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
  • Religions: Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, unaffiliated 1.9%, other 0.2%
  • Formal name: Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Alternate names: Al Baḩrayn, Bahrein, Dawlat al Baḩrayn, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al Baḩrayn, Shekdom of Bahrain, State of Bahrain
  • Government type: constitutional monarchy
  • Leaders: chief of state: King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa; head of government: Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al-Khalifa
  • Capital: Manama
  • Administrative divisions: 4 governorates
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $50,100 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
  • Imports: crude oil, machinery, chemicals
  • Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)
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