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