Official name

Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn (Kingdom of Bahrain)

Form of government

constitutional monarchy with a parliament comprising two bodies (Shura Council [40¹]; Council of Representatives [40])

Head of state

King: Hamad ibn ʿIsa Al Khalifah

Head of government

Prime Minister: Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah

Capital

Manama

Official language

Arabic

Official religion

Islam

Monetary unit

Bahraini dinar (BD)

Currency Exchange Rate

1 USD equals 0.376 Bahraini dinar

Population

(2017 est.) 1,482,000

Population rank

(2017) 154

Population projection 2030

1,714,000

Total area (sq mi)

297

Total area (sq km)

770

Density: persons per sq mi

(2017) 4,931.5

Density: persons per sq km

(2017) 1,904.1

Urban-rural population

Urban: (2015) 65.7%

Rural: (2015) 11.2%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2016) 76.7 years

Female: (2016) 81.1 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2015) 96.9%

Female: (2015) 93.5%

GNI (U.S.$ ’000,000)

(2015) 27,319

GNI per capita (U.S.$)

(2015) 19,840