Official Name: Mamlakat al-Bahrayn (Kingdom of Bahrain)
Currency: Bahrain Dinar
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Asia
Location: SW Asia in Persian Gulf. Neighbors: Nearest are Saudi Arabia on W, Qatar on E.
Area: 278 sq mi, 720sq km
Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy (declared February 14, 2002) with two legislative houses (Council of Representatives 40) and (Shura Council 40)
Population: (2007) 749,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 2,665.5, persons per sq km 1,028.8.
Principal Language(s): Arabic, Farsi, Urdu
Religions: Muslim 81%, Christian 9% other 10%
Capital: Manama (Al-Manamah)
Capital Population: Manama 143,035
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 26.1 degrees Celsius, 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Muharraq 91,307, Ar-Rifa 79,550, Madinat Hamad 52,718, Al –Ali 47,529
Topography: Bahrain Island and several adjacent smaller islands are flat, hot and humid with little rain.
Economy: G.D.P. 16.9 bil
G.D.P. per Capita: $34,700
Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005) 18.1 (world average 20.3) Death rate per 1,000 population (2005) 4.1 (world avg. 8.6). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 2.63. Life expectancy at birth (2005): male 71.7 years, female 76.8 years.
Government Website: www.e.gov.bh
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.
