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Kinrick o Bahrain

مملكة البحرين(Arabic)
Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Anthem:نشيد البحرين الوطني
Bahrainona
Oor Bahrain
👁 Location o  Bahrain  (circled in red)
Location o Bahrain(circled in red)
👁 Location o Bahrain
Caipital
and largest city
Manama
26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
OffeecialleidsArabic
Ethnicgroups
(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
GovrenmentUnitar constitutional monarchy
•Keeng
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
LegislaturNaitional Assemmly
Consultative Cooncil
Cooncil o Representatives
Unthirldom
•Declared Unthirldom[2]
14 August 1971
15 August 1971
Aurie
•Total
765.3km2 (295.5sqmi)(173rd)
•Water(%)
negligible
Population
•2018 estimate
1,536,050 [3](150t)
•2010census
1,234,571 [4]
•Density
2,007.1/km2 (5,198.4/sqmi)(7t)
GDP(PPP)2017estimate
•Total
$69.922 billion[5](96t)
•Per capita
$51,956[5](13t)
GDP(nominal)2017estimate
•Tot
$34.310 billion[5](98t)
•Per capita
$25,494[5](31st)
HDI(2015)👁 Increase
0.824[6]
verra heich·47th
CurrencyBahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Drivin sidericht[a]
Cawin code+973
ISO 3166 codeBH
Internet TLD.bh
Wabsteid
www.bahrain.bh
  1. 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 55km (34mi) lang bi 18km (11mi) 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.

References

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  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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
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