Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain | |
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 Location of Bahrain (in green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E |
| Official languages | Arabic[1] |
| Recognised languages | English[2][3] |
| Ethnic groups (2020 [4]) |
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| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | Bahraini |
| Government | Unitary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | |
| Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Consultative Council | |
| Council of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
| 1783 | |
• Declared Independence[5] | 14 August 1971 |
• Independence from British Empire[6] | 15 August 1971 |
| 21 September 1971 | |
• Kingdom of Bahrain | 14 February 2002 |
| Area | |
• Total | 785.08[7] km2 (303.12 sq mi) (172nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,569,446[8][9] (149th) |
• 2020 census | 1,501,635[4] |
• Density | 1,912.7/km2 (4,953.9/sq mi) (3rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $78.760 billion[10] (94th) |
• Per capita | $52,129[10] (19th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $41.607 billion[10] (91st) |
• Per capita | $27,538[10] (33rd) |
| HDI (2019) |  0.852[11]very high · 42nd |
| Currency | Bahraini dinar (BHD) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +973 |
| ISO 3166 code | BH |
| Internet TLD | .bh |
Website bahrain | |
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Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is a country in the Persian Gulf. The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 70 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. The country is situated between the Qatari peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2020 census, Bahrain's population numbers 1,501,635 people, of which 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. At 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi) in size, it is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.