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Country
|
Bahrain | 
Argentina |
|
Leader
|
King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
|
President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
|
|
Population
|
1,281,332
| 42,610,981
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
78.430 years
| 77.320 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Manama
| Buenos Aires
|
|
Largest city
|
| Manama (population: 147,074) | Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.902
| 0.86
|
| GDP per capita |
$28,200 US
| $18,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
86.5%
| 97.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
5.4
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 39.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 7.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
|
Political System
|
constitutional monarchy
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
15 August 1971 (from UK)
| 9 July 1816 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
|
| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
|
| External Debt |
$25,270,000,000 $
| $130,200,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
| Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 0.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 6
|
| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 2,780,400 km sq
|
| Coastline |
161 km
| 4,989 km
|
| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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