Bahrain: Introdução

Capital: Manama

Population

Total Population: 1,463,265

Natural Increase: -1.0%

Density: 1,882 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 89.6%

Ethnic Origins: Bahraini Arabs about 46%, central and south-east Asians about 45%, other Arabs about 5% and other populations (including African, European, etc.) about 4%. (Bahrain Open Data Portal)

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: English, Farsi, and Urdu

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, Others 9.8%.

Literacy Rate: 86.5%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Manama

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Baraini Dinar (BHD)

Country Overview

Area: 785 km²

Type of State: Kingdom. Constitutional monarchy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
A flourishing economy living on its production of hydrocarbons and its financial sector.

HDI*: 0.824/1

HDI (World Rank): 45/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Bahrain, dial 00
To call Bahrain, dial +973

Internet Suffix: .bh

Computers: 16.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 21.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 88.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 97.7% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Imports of Goods (million USD)	10,850	14,871	13,256	12,683	14,188
Exports of Goods (million USD)	15,376	18,044	18,120	14,066	22,369
Imports of Services (million USD)	7,800	8,077	8,083	9,263	10,289
Exports of Services (million USD)	11,356	12,249	11,776	11,468	13,225

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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