Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
State of Bahrain |
| Capital: |
Manama |
| Head
of State: |
Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Political
System: |
Constitutional Monarchy |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Bahrain Dinar (BD) |
| Area: |
620 sq km |
| Population
: |
50,000 |
| Density
: |
1048/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
85% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
5% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$15,900 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
-1.3% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
