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Bahrain)
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| Location
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| Flag
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| Capital
| Manama
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| Language
| Arabic, English, Persian (Farsi), Urdu
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| Internet TLD
| .bh
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| Calling Code
| +973
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| Religion
| Islam 84% (Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%), Christianity and other 16%
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| Area
| 665 km2
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| Population
| 698,585 (including 235,108 non-nationals) (July 2006 est.)
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| Government
| Constitutional hereditary monarchy
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| Currency
| Bahraini dinar (BHD)
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| Electricity
| 220V/50Hz UK plug
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| Time Zone
| UTC +3
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Bahrain, officially Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, literally: "Kingdom of the Two Seas", is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family.
[edit] Understand
Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. There are a lot of beautiful and great places in this country. And Bahrain is a tourist destination with over eight million tourists a year. Most of the visitors are from the surrounding Arab states but there is an increasing number of tourists from outside the region due to a growing awareness of the kingdom’s heritage and its higher profile with regards to the Bahrain International F1 Circuit. The Lonely Planet describes Bahrain as "an excellent introduction to the Persian Gulf", because of its authentic Arab heritage and reputation as liberal and modern.
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