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Bahrain, which means “two seas,” is an archipelago in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The islands for the most part are level expanses of sand and rock. A causeway connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.

Capital
Manama - 139 000 people
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Country lead by
King: Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah (1999)
Prime Minister: Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah (1970)

Population
698,585 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 17.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 16.8/1000; life expectancy: 74.5; density per sq mi: 2,923

Land Area
257 sq mi (665 sq km)

Monetary unit
Bahrain dinar

Language

Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnicity
Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001)

Religion
Islam (Shiite and Sunni) 81%, Christian 9%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 3,498 km; paved: 2,768 km; unpaved: 730 km (2003). Ports and harbors: Mina' Salman, Sitrah. Airports: 3 (2005).

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.bh
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