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State of Bahrain
Emir: Sheik Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (1999)
Prime Minister: Sheik Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifa (1970)
Area: 240 sq. mi. (620 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 629,090 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.86%); birth rate: 21.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 14.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 2,621
Capital (1992 est.): Al-Manámah, 140,401
Monetary unit: Bahrain dinar
Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
Ethnicity/race: Bahraini 63%, Asian 13%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%, other 6%
Religion: Islam
Literacy rate: 77%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $8.2 billion, $13,100 per capita. Real growth rate: –2%. Inflation: –0.2% (1996 est.). Unemployment: 15% (1996 est.). Labor force: 150,000 (1997 est.); 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.). Arable land: 1%. Agriculture: fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish. Industry: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, offshore banking, ship repairing; tourism. Natural resources: oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish. Exports: $4.7 billion (f.o.b., 1997): petroleum and petroleum products 61%, aluminum 7%. Imports: $4.4 billion (f.o.b., 1997): nonoil 59%, crude oil 41%. Major trading partners: India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, U.A.E., U.S., U.K., Germany.
