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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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Population
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1,281,332
| 10,698
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Life Expectancy
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78.430 years
| 65.470 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) | Funafuti (population: 4,749) |
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Human Development Index
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0.902
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
$28,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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86.5%
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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%
| 0%
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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
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional monarchy with a 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)
| Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
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| Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
| Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
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| External Debt |
$25,270,000,000 $
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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
| Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
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| Area |
760 km sq
| 26 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 24 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
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