Facts and Figures
Full name:
Republic of Bahrain
Nationality
noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini
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Area total: 665 sq km land: 665 sq km water: 0 sq km
Population: 688,345
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups Bahraini 63% Asian 19% other Arab 10% Iranian 8%
Capital: Manama, population 140,000
Largest Cities
Al Muharraq – 50,000
Sitrah
Official Language
Arabic English Farsi Urdu
Religion
Shi’a Muslim 70% Sunni Muslim 30%
Political system: constitutional hereditary monarchy
GDP: purchasing power parity – $13.01 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $19,200 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 5.6% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 0.7% industry: 41% services: 58.4% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 2.1% (2004 est.)