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Country
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Bahrain |
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Leader
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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Population
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1,248,348
| 50,726
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Life Expectancy
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78.290 years
| 74.840 years
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Capital City
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Manama
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Largest city
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| Manama (population: 147,074) | Basseterre (population: 12,920) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0.83
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| GDP per capita |
$27,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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86.5%
| 97.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.4
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.8%
| 6.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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15 August 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
| Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| English
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
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| External Debt |
$14,930,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
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| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
| Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
760 km sq
| 261 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 135 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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