Bahrain 🇧🇭

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مملكة البحرين

• Kingdom of Bahrain
• Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn

• • Capital » Manama
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Facts

• Population: 1.4 million
• Major language: Arabic
• Major religion: Islam
• Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 76 years (women)
• Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)

Geography

• Area: 765.3 square kilometres (295.5 sq mi) – The third-smallest nation in Asia, after the Maldives and Singapore.
• An island nation in the Middle East. A sovereign nation comprising more than 30 islands in the Arabian Gulf (aka Persian Gulf).
• Connected to Saudi Arabia by the 25-kilometre (16 mile) King Fahd Causeway.

Notes

• Member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
• The Sunni-run kingdom has both onshore and offshore oil reserves, but is comparatively a small producer, refusing to join the OPEC cartel.
• Often accused of human rights abuses.
• Home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

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This page was updated May 3, 2023