|
Country
|
Greece | 
Bahrain |
|
Leader
|
President: Karolos Papoulias
|
King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
|
|
Population
|
10,767,827
| 1,248,348
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
80.050 years
| 78.290 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Athens
| Manama
|
|
Largest city
|
| Athens (population: 729,137) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.947
| 0.902
|
| GDP per capita |
$26,600 US
| $27,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
96%
| 86.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
4.7
| 5.4
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
14.7%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
17.300%
| 15.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
|
| |
|
Political System
|
parliamentary republic
| constitutional monarchy
|
|
Independence date
|
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
|
| Exports |
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$583,300,000,000 $
| $14,930,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.300%
| 4.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 1
|
| Location |
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
131,957 km sq
| 760 km sq
|
| Coastline |
13,676 km
| 161 km
|
| Climate |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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