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About Bahrain

Location

Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia

Area

665 sq km

Population

698,58 - includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.4%, 15-64 years: 69.1%, 65 years and over: 3.5% (2006 est.)

Median age

29.4 years

Population growth rate

1.45% (2006 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: 89.1%, male: 91.9%, female: 85% (2003 est.)

Government type

Constitutional hereditary monarchy

Capital

Manama

Legislative Branch

Bicameral Parliament

Judicial Branch

High Civil Appeals Court

Gross Domestic Product

$15.9 billion, per capita: $23,100 (2005 est.)

GDP Growth Rate

5.9% (2005 est.)

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