Bahrain

Bahrain i tiko ra Axiya.

Kingdom of Bahrain
مملكة البحرين (Arabic)
Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Flag of Bahrain
Flag
Coat of arms of Bahrain
Coat of arms
Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني
Bahrainona
Our Bahrain
Location of  Bahrain  (circled in red)
Location of  Bahrain  (circled in red)
Location of Bahrain
Ntsindza-doroba
and largest city		 Manama
26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
Tindzimi-Ximfumo Arabic
Ethnic groups (2010[1])
  • 50.7% Arab (46% Bahraini, 4.7% other Arabs)
  • 45.5% South Asian
  • 1% European
  • 1.2% Other
Religion Islam
Demonym Bahraini
Government Unitary constitutional monarchy
• King
 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Crown Prince
 Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister
 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Legislature National Assembly
• Upper house
 Consultative Council
• Lower house
 Council of Representatives
Independence
• Declared Independence[2]
 14 August 1971
15 August 1971
• Admitted to the United Nations
 21 September 1971
• Kingdom of Bahrain
 14 February 2002
Area
• Total
 765.3 km2 (295.5 sq mi) (173rd)
• Water (%)
 negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate
 1,425,171[3] (150th)
• 2010 census
 1,234,571[4]
• Density
 2,007.1/km2 (5,198.4/sq mi) (7th)
GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate
• Total
 $100.922 billion[5] (96th)
• Per capita

$51,956[5] (13th)

   
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
 $37.841 billion[5] (98th)
• Per capita
 $25,764[5] (31st)
HDI (2015) Increase 0.824[6]
very high · 47th
Currency Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zone AST (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Calling code +973
ISO 3166 code BH
Internet TLD .bh
Website
www.bahrain.bh
  1. Since 17 November 1967.[7]

Mintsaho

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite warning: <ref> tag with name CIA cannot be previewed because it is defined outside the current section or not defined at all.
  2. ↑ "Bahrain ends special pact". The Straits Times. 15 August 1971. 
  3. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017. 
  4. ↑ "Bahraini Census 2010 – تعداد السكــان العام للبحريــن 2010". Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-08-08. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Bahrain". International Monetary Fund. 
  6. ↑ "Human Development Report 2015". United Nations. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. 
  7. ↑ Bahrain Government Annual Reports, Volume 8, Archive Editions, 1987, page 92