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Kingdom of Bahrain
مملكة البحرين (Arabic)
Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني
Baḥraynunā
Our Bahrain
Location of Bahrain (in green)
Location of Bahrain (in green)
Capital
and largest city
Manama
26°13′N50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
Official languagesArabic[1]
Recognised languagesEnglish[2][3]
Ethnic groups
(2020 [4])
  • 47.4% Bahrainis
  • 43.4% Asians
  • 4.9% Other Arabs (excluding GCC)
  • 1.4% Africans
  • 1.1% North Americans
  • 0.9% GCC Arabs
  • 0.8% Europeans
  • 0.1% Others
Religion
Demonym(s)Bahraini
GovernmentUnitaryIslamicconstitutional monarchy
• King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
LegislatureNational Assembly
Consultative Council
Council of Representatives
Establishment
1783
• Declared Independence[5]
14 August 1971
• Independence from United Kingdom[6]
15 August 1971
21 September 1971
• Kingdom of Bahrain
14 February 2002
Area
• Total
785.08[7] km2 (303.12 sq mi) (172nd)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate
1,569,446[8][9] (149th)
• 2020 census
1,501,635[4]
• Density
1,912.7/km2 (4,953.9/sq mi) (3rd)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$78.760 billion[10] (94th)
• Per capita
$52,129[10] (19th)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$41.607 billion[10] (91st)
• Per capita
$27,538[10] (33rd)
HDI (2019)Increase 0.852[11]
very high · 42nd
CurrencyBahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+973
ISO 3166 codeBH
Internet TLD.bh
Website
bahrain.bh
  1. Since 17 November 1967.[12]
  2. 46% are Bahraini citizens, 4.7% are other Arabs.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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