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  Bahrain

Bahrain is located in the Persian Gulf, not far off the coasts of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The capital city is Manama.

Basic Facts & Information on Bahrain





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  • Population: 708,573 (July 2007 est.)
  • Land Area: 620 sq km
  • Capital City: Manama
  • Languages: Arabic,  English,  Urdu,  Farsi
  • Religions: 30% Sunni Muslim, 70% Shi'a Muslim
  • Government: traditional monarchy
  • Date of independence: 8/15/1971
  • GDP: $18.02 billion (2006 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Bahrain country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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