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| Motto: Bahrainona بحريننا | |
| Anthem: Bahrainona (Our Bahrain) | |
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| Capital | Manama |
| Largest city | |
| Official language(s) | Arabic and English (Commercial) |
| Government | |
| - King | Hamad ibn Isa |
| - Prime Minister | Khalifah ibn Sulman |
| - Crown Prince | Salman ibn Hamad |
| Independence | From the United Kingdom |
| - Date | 15 August 1971 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 665 km² (176th) |
| 253 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | 0% |
| Population | |
| - 2005 est. | 727,000 [1] (163rd) |
| - Density | 987/km² (-) 2,556/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
| - Total | $ 14.08 billion (120th) |
| - Per capita | $ 20,500 (35th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.846 (43rd) – high |
| Currency | Bahraini Dinar (BHD) |
| Time zone | (UTC+3) |
| Internet TLD | .bh |
| Calling code | +973 |
| [1]includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2005 est.) | |
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