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Country
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Bahrain | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
|
1,281,332
| 2,695,316
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
78.430 years
| 77.460 years
|
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Capital City
|
Manama
| Kuwait
|
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Largest city
|
| Manama (population: 147,074) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.902
| 0.912
|
| GDP per capita |
$28,200 US
| $43,800 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
86.5%
| 93.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
5.4
| 4.3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 3.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 2.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
constitutional monarchy
| constitutional emirate
|
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Independence date
|
15 August 1971 (from UK)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
|
| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
|
| External Debt |
$25,270,000,000 $
| $28,210,000,000 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)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 3.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
760 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
|
| Coastline |
161 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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