flag Bahrain 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 20202021202220232024
Imports of Goods (million USD) 12,68314,18815,53715,36715,610
Exports of Goods (million USD) 14,06622,36930,19424,81423,443
Imports of Services (million USD) 9,53510,53111,11712,06312,374
Exports of Services (million USD) 11,61513,28414,38615,53017,025

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

 

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