Bahrain Bahrain is an archipelago lying between the east coast of Saudi Arabia and the Qatar Peninsula. Made up of some thirty-six islands—the biggest of which is Bahrain Island, where the capital of Manama is located—Bahrain's...
State of Bahrain Dawlat al-Bahrayn CAPITAL: Manama (Al-Manamah) FLAG: Red with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side. ANTHEM: Music without words. MONETARY UNIT: The Bahrain dinar (BD) is divided into 1,000 fils. There are coins...
Bahrain POPULATION 656,397 MUSLIM 85 percent OTHER 15 percent Country Overview Introduction The Kingdom of Bahrain (the official name since 2002) is an archipelago of more than 36 islands in the Persian Gulf east of Saudi Arabia. It is a Muslim country...
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين , Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf and is the smallest Arab state. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the...
Highlights and Key Issues * Although the official 7% growth forecast for 2008 assumes an improbably early return on current oil sector investment, high oil prices and increasing non-oil trade with the GCC will underpin continued solid expansion in 2008-09. Downside risks to...
Bahrain has been one of the richest countries in the Gulf region even before the exploitable oil reserves were discovered in 1932. Its pearling and agriculture businesses may have lagged considerably, but Bahrain continues to be a major trading base. In recognition of the...
Area: 720 sq km (278 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 727,000Capital: Manama Chief of state: King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah Head of government: Prime Minister Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah Politically, Bahrain in 2006 was dominated by the debate between Islamic conservatives and liberals over the realm...
Sheik Abdul-Ameer al-Jamri, a spiritual leader of Bahrain's Shiite opposition who was jailed after riots against the country's Sunni leadership, died Monday of heart and kidney failure. He was 67.Shiites across the tiny island state went into deep mourning, hanging black flags and banners outside...
