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Name:
Bahrain
(long form)
Kingdom of Bahrain
Capital City:
Manama (157,474 pop.)
(329,510 metro)
Bahrain Population:
1,234,596 (
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
(conversion rates)
1/2 Dinar
Ethnicity:
Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6%
GDP total:
$29.82 billion (
2010 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$40,400 (
2010 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Manama, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa, Dar Kulayb, Madinat Hamad, Madinat Isa, Sitrah, Jidd Hafs, Al Hadd
Name:
From the Arabic word
bahrayn
, which is the double form of
bahr
, meaning "sea" or "two seas"
National Day:
December 16
Religion:
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8%
Symbols
Manama, Bahrain