State of Bahrain
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Capital: Manama
Total Area: 239.38 sq mi,620.00 sq km,(3.5 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population: 645,361, note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050: 973,412
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Literacy: 85.2% total, 89.1% male, 79.4% female (1995 est.)
Religions: Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
Life Expectancy: 70.81 male, 75.67 female (2001 est.)
Government Type: constitutional monarchy
Currency: 1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils
GDP (per capita): $15,900 (2000 est.)
Industry: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, offshore banking, ship repairing; tourism
Agriculture: fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish
Arable Land: 1%
Natural Resources: oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
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