Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
External Debt
$25,270,000,000 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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Area
2,831 km sq
760 km sq
Coastline
403 km
161 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
