Bahrain
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Kingdom of Bahrain
مملكة البحرين
Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn |
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Location of Bahrain (circled in red)
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| Capital and largest city |
Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E |
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| Official languages | Arabic | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||
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• King
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | ||||
| Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | |||||
| Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa | |||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
| Consultative Council | |||||
| Council of Representatives | |||||
| Independence | |||||
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• Declared Independence
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14 August 1971 | ||||
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• from United Kingdom
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15 August 1971 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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765 km2 (295 sq mi) (173rd) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2016 estimate
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1,378,000 (155th) | ||||
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• 2010 census
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1,234,571 | ||||
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• Density
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1,626.6/km2 (4,212.9/sq mi) (7th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$66.369 billion (96th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$50,302 (13th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$31.823 billion (98th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$24,119 (31st) | ||||
| HDI (2014) |
 0.824very high · 45th |
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| Currency | Bahraini dinar (BHD) | ||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +973 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | BH | ||||
| Internet TLD | .bh | ||||
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Bahrain (
i/bɑːˈreɪn/; Arabic: البحرين 
al-Baḥrayn), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian Gulf. Bahrain consists of a group of islands between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. It is an island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. It is a small archipelago centered on Bahrain Island, its largest land mass. It is just 23 km (14 mi) east off Saudi Arabia, connected to it through the King Fahd Causeway. The peninsula of Qatar is also nearby, about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. Iran lies 200 km (124 mi) to the north across the Persian Gulf. The population in 2010 stood at 1,234,567, including 666,172 non-nationals. It is 780 km2 in size, making it the third smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.
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