Bahrain

Summary 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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