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Country
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Bahrain | 
Mauritius |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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President: Rajkeswur Purryag
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Population
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1,248,348
| 1,313,095
|
|
Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 74.710 years
|
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Capital City
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Manama
| Port Louis
|
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Port Louis (population: 155,226) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.902
| 0.802
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| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
| $15,100 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 84.4%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| 5.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 17.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 7.800%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
|
15 August 1971 (from UK)
| 12 March 1968 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
| clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
|
| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
| $5,205,000,000 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)
| Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 27.973 (2008 est.), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 0.300%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
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| Area |
760 km sq
| 2,040 km sq
|
| Coastline |
161 km
| 177 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
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