Bahrain: Introduction

Capital: Manama

Population

Total Population: 1,261,835

Annual Growth Rate: 7.6%

Density: 1,660 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 88.6%

Ethnic Origins: Bahraini Arabs (56.5%), Arabs from the Gulf (14.1%), 11.3% of Iranians, 7.4% of Indo-Pakistani (Urdu, Gujarati, Malayali, Tamil, Telugu), 3.5% of Kurds, 3.1% of Filipino, 1.3% of Westerners (Anglo-Americans) and some other small communities.

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: English, Farsi, and Urdu

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, Others 9.8%.

Literacy Rate: 86.5%

Local Time:

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Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Baraini Dinar (BHD)

Country Overview

Area: 760 km²

Type of State: Kingdom. Constitutional monarchy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
A flourishing economy living on its production of hydrocarbons and its financial sector.

HDI*: 0.801/1

HDI (World Rank): 39/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

17°

Low: 12° | High: 19°

Humidity: 68% | Wind: 17 km/h
Sunrise: 6:18 am | Sunset: 5:21 pm

Al Manama, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Bahrain, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Bahrain, Dial +973

Internet Suffix: .bh

Computers: 16.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 28.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 52.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	10,515	11,488	10,800	7,300	9,800
Exports of Goods (million USD)	12,200	13,634	17,316	11,874	15,400
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,605	1,701	2,030	1,741	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	3,322	3,524	3,740	3,653	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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