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GeographyLocation: Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 161 km
PeoplePopulation: 575,925 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.58% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 24.12 births/1,000 population Death rate: 3.31 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.12 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%, other 6% Religions: Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30% Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1991)
Government
Names:
Type: traditional monarchy Capital: Manama Independence: 15 August 1971 (from UK) Constitution: 26 May 1973, effective 6 December 1973
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.1 billion National product real growth rate: 2.2% National product per capita: $12,100 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2% Unemployment rate: 15%
Electricity:
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