Kingdom of Bahrain | |
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.svg) Location of Bahrain (circled in red) | |
| 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 (2010[4]) |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Bahraini |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary 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 | |
| Independence | |
• Declared Independence[5] | 14 August 1971 |
• from United Kingdom[4] | 15 August 1971 |
| 21 September 1971 | |
• Kingdom of Bahrain | 14 February 2002 |
| Area | |
• Total | 780 km2 (300 sq mi) (172nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,569,446[6][7] (149th) |
• 2010 census | 1,234,571[8] |
• Density | 1,831.1/km2 (4,742.5/sq mi) (4th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $78.760 billion[9] (94th) |
• Per capita | $52,129[9] (19th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $41.607 billion[9] (91st) |
• Per capita | $27,538[9] (33rd) |
| HDI (2018) |  0.838[10]very high · 45th |
| 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 sovereign state in the Persian Gulf. The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 51 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 2010 census, Bahrain's population is over 1.2 million, of which around half are non-nationals. At 780 square kilometres (300 sq mi) in size, it is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.