Bahrain: Introducció

Capital: Manama

Population

Total Population: 1,588,670

Natural Increase: 0.7%

Density: 1,930 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 90.0%

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 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8%

Literacy Rate: 86.5%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Manama

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Baraini Dinar (BHD)

Country Overview

Area: 790 km²

Type of State: Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy and a kingdom.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income, manufacturing economy, highly dependent on textiles and remittances..
Bahrain's economic growth is stable, driven by a dynamic non-oil sector and tax reforms, despite a slight decline in oil production.

HDI*: 0.899/1

HDI (World Rank): 33/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

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

Internet Suffix: .bh

Households with a computer: 1.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 21.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 100.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	12,683	14,188	15,537	15,367	15,610
Exports of Goods (million USD)	14,066	22,369	30,194	24,814	23,443
Imports of Services (million USD)	9,535	10,531	11,117	12,063	12,374
Exports of Services (million USD)	11,615	13,284	14,386	15,530	17,025

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

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