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.) 

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