Location: Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
Industries: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism.
Geography: close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean.
Area: total: 665 sq km (land: 665 sq km, water: 0 sq km). Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu. National Holiday: National Day, 16 December (1971) Currency (Code): Bahraini dinar (BHD). Capital: Manama.
Population: 738,004 Note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2010 est.) Labor force: 611,000. Note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2009 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity):
• $29.82 billion (2010 est.)
• $28.7 billion (2009 est.)
• $27.83 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 3.9% (2010 est.)
• 3.1% (2009 est.)
• 6.3% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $40,400 (2010 est.)
• $39,400 (2009 est.)
• $38,700 (2008 est.)
Budget:
• Revenues: $5.933 billion
• Expenditures: $5.948 billion (2009 est.)
Public debt:
• 59.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 38.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Public debt:
• 59.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 38.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
• $15.77 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $15 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
• $8.399 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $7.549 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 4.5% of GDP (2006)
Airports: 4.
Airports - with paved runways: 4
• over 3,047 m: 3
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
Heliports: 1
Aircraft Departures: 19,900
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