Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain | |
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| Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني Baḥraynunā Our Bahrain | |
 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 parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
• King | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
• Crown Prince and Prime Minister | Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Consultative Council | |
| Council of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
| 1783 | |
• Declared Independence[5] | 14 August 1971 |
• Independence from United Kingdom[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 an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2020 census, the country's population numbers 1,501,635, of which 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi), and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.