Bahrain: Statistical Overview

Capital: Manama

Population

Total Population: 1,472,233

Natural Increase: 0.6%

Density: 1,852 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 89.7%

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 (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, Others 9.8%.

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: Kingdom, constitutional monarchy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
A flourishing economy living on its production of hydrocarbons and its financial sector.

HDI*: 0.824/1

HDI (World Rank): 45/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

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

Internet Suffix: .bh

Computers: 16.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 21.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 88.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 97.7% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	13,256	12,683	14,188	15,537	15,367
Exports of Goods (million USD)	18,120	14,066	22,369	30,194	25,235
Imports of Services (million USD)	8,083	9,263	10,289	8,582	n/a
Exports of Services (million USD)	11,765	11,497	13,225	11,571	n/a

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

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