| Location: | Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
| Population: | 708,573 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Manama geographic coordinates: 26 13 N, 50 35 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| GDP per capita: | $25,300 (2006 est.) |
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