<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين (Arabic) Mamlakat al - Baḥrayn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني Bahrainona Our Bahrain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Bahrain (circled in red) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Manama 26 ° 13 ′ N 50 ° 35 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.217 ° N 50.583 ° E ﻿ / 26.217; 50.583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Arabic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups (2010) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 50.7% Arab (46% Bahraini, 4.7% other Arabs) </Li> <Li> 45.5% South Asian </Li> <Li> 1% European </Li> <Li> 1.2% Other </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Islam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Bahraini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary constitutional monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> King </Th> <Td> Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crown Prince </Th> <Td> Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> National Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Consultative Council </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Council of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Independence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Declared Independence </Th> <Td> 14 August 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> from United Kingdom </Th> <Td> 15 August 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admitted to the United Nations </Th> <Td> 21 September 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kingdom of Bahrain </Th> <Td> 14 February 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 765.3 km (295.5 sq mi) (173rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water (%) </Th> <Td> negligible </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 estimate </Th> <Td> 1,425,171 (150th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2010 census </Th> <Td> 1,234,571 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 2,007.1 / km (5,198.4 / sq mi) (7th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (PPP) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $100.922 billion (96th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $51,956 (13th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (nominal) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $37.841 billion (98th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $25,764 (31st) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI (2015) </Th> <Td> 0.824 very high 47th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Bahraini dinar (BHD) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> AST (UTC + 3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> BH </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. bh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website bahrain.bh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> Since 17 November 1967 . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين (Arabic) Mamlakat al - Baḥrayn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr>

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