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Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West 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 north…
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West 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. The population of Bahrain is 1,501,635 as of May 14, 2023, based on elaborations of the United Nations data, of whom 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres, and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.
  • Government: Unitary Islamic parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: National Assembly
  • Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)
  • Calling code: +973
  • Capital and largest city: Manama
  • Ethnic groups (2020): 53.2% Arabs · 43.4% Asians · 1.4% Africans · 1.1% North Americans · 0.1% Others
  • Religion (2021): 88.4% Islam (official) · 55% Shia Islam · 45% Sunni Islam · 4.1% Christianity · 1.2% Hinduism · 3.1% Buddhism · 0.002% Judaism · 0.9% Others · 2% Unaffiliated
Data from: en.wikipedia.org