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 | BAHRAINgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Bahrain |
| country code ISO: BH [BHR] //; - FIPS: BA |
| location: SW Asia, Middle East, in Persian Gulf |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 694,2 sq.km = 268 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 710,9 sq.km = 274,5 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: / South: / East: / West: |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Persian Gulf |
| climate: tropical, arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1971-12-16 |
| type of government: emirate (since 2002-02 constitutional monarchy?) |
| capital: Manama (Al-Manamah) |
| administrative division: region (10), town with special status (2) and some islands |
| Population |
| population according to the last four censuses: (1971): 155,000 /; - (1981): 258,600 /; - (1991): 508,037 /; - (2001): 650,604 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 634,137 //; or: 691,000 ; 2001: 641,000 //; or: 2002: 698,000 |
| population density: 994 per sq.km = 2578 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,2% //; - doubling time: 32 years |
| birth rate: 27 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 12 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 16 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 13 - 32 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73 years (male: 71; female: 76) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 33% //; - 15-59 years: 64% //; - 60+ years: 3% |
| urbanisation: 83-92% //; - urbanisation growth: 3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Bahraini Arabi 68-70%; Persian, Indian and Pakistani 24-25%; other Arab 4%; European 2-3% |
| languages: Arabic, English |
| religious affiliation: Islam 82% [of which Shī'ī 57%; Sunnī 25%]; Christian 8%; other 10% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 100% |
| people per physician: 907 |
| people per hospital bed: 351 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 62% [2001: 81%] |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 25% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 1-% |
| adult literacy: 70% (male: 77%; female: 59%) [2001: m 91% / f 83%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Bahrain dinar (BD) = 1000 fils |
| annual inflation rate: -0,1% [1990-2001: 0,8%] |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 3700 per capita |
| GNI USD 11130 - 13700 per capita //; - [ppp: 16190] |
| GDP growth: 2% [2001: +3,5%] |
| income: USD 7640 per capita |
| import: USD 3625 per capita //; - export: USD 4092 per capita |
| trade: USD 14094 per capita //; - or 130% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP AU GB DE SA KR IN |
| human development index: 0,824 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 40 |
| female labour force: 20% |
| unemployment: 2-6% (unofficial more than 15%) |
| tourism: 1,4 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 6% //; - wooded area: 0% //; - arid land and desert: > 80% |
| agriculture: labour force: 3% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 1% |
| agricultural products: fishing, fruit, vegetables |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / camels: 1 / cattle: 11 / goats: 16 / horses: / poultry: 465 / sheep: 16,3 - 17,5 |
| fish catch: 10500 - 11730 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 14% //; - part of industry in GDP: 42% |
| industrial products: oil products, aluminium |
| mining products: crude petroleum, natural gas |
| CO2 emission per capita: 29,1 |
| services: labour force: 83% //; - part of services in GDP: 57% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 9000 - 10268 |
| electricity use (per capita): 8025 |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 2835 km //; - of which paved: 78% [2531] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 182 - 255 per 1000 // international license plate: BRN |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 242 - 267 per 1000 // international dialling code: +973 |
| ownership radio receivers: 542 - 555 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 442 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 128 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 48100 |
| personal computers: 139 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jabal ad-Dukhān 134 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): a nameless one in the SW part of the country found in sources at the disposal of the compiler |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Jazīrat al-Muharra, Umm al Na'sān, Sitrah // the state of Bahrain consists of an archipelago of 33 islands |
| deserts: at the edge of Arabian desert |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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