MEPI in Bahrain
About Bahrain
Location
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Area
665 sq km
Population
727,785 - includes 235,108 non-nationals ( July 2009 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.9%, 15-64 years: 70.2%, 65 years and over: 3.9% (2009 est.)
Median age
30.1 years
Population growth rate
1.285% (2009 est.)
Ethnic groups
Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)
Religions
Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Languages
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Literacy
(Age 15 and over can read and write), total population: 86.5%, male: 88.6%, female: 83.6% (2001 census)
Government type
Constitutional monarchy
Capital
Manama
Legislative Branch
Bicameral Parliament
Judicial Branch
High Civil Appeals Court
Gross Domestic Product
$19.68 billion, per capita $37,200 (2008 est.)
GDP Growth Rate
6.1% (2008 est.)