OFFICIAL NAME: Al Bahrayn
CAPITAL CITY: al-Manama
POPULATION: 726,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah)
AREA: 688 km²
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (S): Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
RELIGION: Shia Muslims 70%, Sunni Muslims 25%, Others 5%
COIN: bahraini dinar
CURRENCY CODE: BHD
ENGLISH NAME: State of Bahrain
INDEPENDENCE: 1971
POPULATION COMPOSITION: Bahraini 63%, other Arabs 10%, Iranians 8%, Indians, Pakistanis and 19%
GDP PER residents: $ 23,000 (2005)
LIFE EXPECTANCY: men 73 years, women 76 years (2005)
INDEX OF LIVING CONDITIONS, HDI: 0.846
INDEX OF LIVING CONDITIONS, POSITION: 43
INTERNET DOMAIN NAME: .bh
Bahrain is an archipelago in the Persian Gulf midway between Strait of Hormuz and Kuwait, 25 km from Saudi Arabia. It is an ancient cultural society, strategically located between ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus culture. Since the oil discovery in 1932, the country has undergone extensive modernization and economic development.
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Bahrain – Constitution
The Constitution is from 2002, and with the introduction the emirate was abolished. The executive power rests with a prime minister and a government appointed by the king. Legislative power is vested in a two-chamber parliament, an Majlis al-Shura advisory house with 40 members appointed by the king – of which (in 2005) are six women – and a lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, with 40 members directly elected. election for four years. Political parties are banned, but politically engaged associations are allowed. Check youremailverifier for Bahrain social condition facts.
