Bahrain

Kinrick o Bahrain مملكة البحرين (Arabic) Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني Bahrainona Oor Bahrain
Location o  Bahrain  (circled in red)
Caipital and largest city	Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
Offeecial leids	Arabic
Ethnic groups (2010[1])	50.7% Arab (46% Bahraini, 4.7% ither Arabs) 45.5% Sooth Asian 1.6% African 1% European 1.2% Ither
Releegion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Bahraini
Govrenment	Unitar constitutional monarchy
• Keeng	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Croun Prince	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Meenister	Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Legislatur	Naitional Assemmly
• Upper house	Consultative Cooncil
• Lower house	Cooncil o Representatives
Unthirldom
• Declared Unthirldom[2]	14 August 1971
• from Unitit Kinrick[1]	15 August 1971
Aurie
• Total	765.3 km2 (295.5 sq mi) (173rd)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate	1,536,050 [3] (150t)
• 2010 census	1,234,571 [4]
• Density	2,007.1/km2 (5,198.4/sq mi) (7t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$69.922 billion[5] (96t)
• Per capita	$51,956[5] (13t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$34.310 billion[5] (98t)
• Per capita	$25,494[5] (31st)
HDI (2015)	0.824[6] verra heich · 47th
Currency	Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Drivin side	richt[a]
Cawin code	+973
ISO 3166 code	BH
Internet TLD	.bh
Wabsteid www.bahrain.bh
Syne 17 November 1967.[7]

Bahrain, offeecially Kinrick o Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, leeterally: "Kinrick o the Twa Seas"), is a sma island kintra in the Persie Gulf ruled bi the Al Khalifa ryal faimily. While Bahrain is an archipelago o thirty-three islands, the lairgest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) lang bi 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabie lies tae the wast an is connectit tae Bahrain via the Keeng Fahd Causeway, which wis offeecially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is tae the sootheast athort the Gulf o Bahrain.

1. ↑ ^{a b} "CIA World Factbook, "Bahrain"". Cia.gov. Archived frae the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 25 Januar 2011. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help) Archived 2020-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
2. ↑ "Bahrain ends special pact". The Straits Times. 15 August 1971.
3. ↑ http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/bahrain-population/
4. ↑ "Bahraini Census 2010 – تعداد السكــان العام للبحريــن 2010". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2018. Retrieved 9 Februar 2018.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} "Bahrain". International Monetary Fund.
6. ↑ "Human Development Report 2015" (PDF). United Nations. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
7. ↑ Bahrain Government Annual Reports, Vollum 8, Archive Editions, 1987, page 92