Country (long form)Kingdom of BahrainCapitalManamaTotal Area239.38 sq mi
620.00 sq km (3.5 times the size of Washington, DC)

Population645,361
note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050973,412

LanguagesArabic, English, Farsi, UrduLiteracy85.2% total, 89.1% male, 79.4% female (1995 est.)

ReligionsShi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%

Life Expectancy70.81 male, 75.67 female (2001 est.)Government Typeconstitutional monarchy
Currency1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils
GDP (per capita)$15,900 (2000 est.)
Arable Land1%
Natural Resourcesoil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls