| AREA ................................................ | 665 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 677.886 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 1019,4 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Manama | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census) | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Bahraini dinar (BHD) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 20758 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,601 (40th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Persic gulf 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 15 August 1971 (from UK) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Constitutional Monarchy | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .bh | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +973 |