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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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