GeoPointe - Bahrain

Official Name: Kingdom of Bahrain

Location: Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.

Capital: Manama

Area:	total: 760 sq km
	land: 760 sq km
	water: 0 sq km

Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m

Highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m

Sheikh Isa Bin Sulman Causeway Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain

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Population: 1,314,089 (July 2014 est.)

Nationality: Bahraini(s)

Ethnic groups: Bahraini 46%, Asian 45.5%, other Arabs 4.7%, African 1.6%, European 1%, other 1.2% (includes Gulf Co-operative country nationals, North and South Americans, and Oceanians)

Religions: Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, folk religion <.1, unaffiliated 1.9%, other 0.2%

Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Government type: Constitutional monarchy

Independence: 15 August 1971 (from the United Kingdom)

National holiday: National Day, 16 December (1971). 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the United Kingdom, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection