Bahrain
Bahrain, offeecially Kinrick o Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, leeterally: Kinrick o the Twa Seas), is a sma island kintra in the Persie Gulf ruled bi the Al Khalifa ryal faimily.
While Bahrain is an archipelago o thirty-three islands, the lairgest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) lang bi 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabie lies tae the wast an is connectit tae Bahrain via the Keeng Fahd Causeway, which wis offeecially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is tae the sootheast athort the Gulf o Bahrain.
Kinrick o Bahrain | |
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 Coat o airms | |
.svg) Location o Bahrain (circled in red) | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E |
| Offeecial leids | Arabic |
| Ethnic groups (2010) |
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| Releegion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Bahraini |
| Govrenment | Unitar constitutional monarchy |
• Keeng | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
• Croun Prince | Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
• Prime Meenister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| Legislatur | Naitional Assemmly |
• Upper house | Consultative Cooncil |
• Lower house | Cooncil o Representatives |
| Unthirldom | |
• Declared Unthirldom | 14 August 1971 |
• from Unitit Kinrick | 15 August 1971 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 765.3 km2 (295.5 sq mi) (173rd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,536,050 (150t) |
• 2010 census | 1,234,571 |
• Density | 2,007.1/km2 (5,198.4/sq mi) (7t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $69.922 billion (96t) |
• Per capita | $51,956 (13t) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $34.310 billion (98t) |
• Per capita | $25,494 (31st) |
| HDI (2015) |  0.824verra heich · 47th |
| Currency | Bahraini dinar (BHD) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Drivin side | richt[a] |
| Cawin code | +973 |
| ISO 3166 code | BH |
| Internet TLD | .bh |
Wabsteid www.bahrain.bh | |
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References
| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Bahrain. |
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