About Bahrain

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

Area
760 sq km

Population
1,248,348 - includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2012 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20.2%
15-64 years: 77.2% 
65 years and over: 2.6%
(2012 est.)

Median age
31.1 years

Population growth rate
2.652% (2012 est.)

Ethnic groups
Bahraini 46%, non-Bahraini 54% (2010 census)

Religions
Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)

Languages
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Literacy
(Age 15 and over can read and write)
Total population: 94.6%
Male: 96.1%
Female: 91.6% (2010 census) 

Government type
Constitutional monarchy

Capital
Manama

Legislative Branch
Bicameral legislature consists of the Consultative Council and the Council of Representatives or Chamber of Deputies

Judicial Branch
High Civil Appeals Court

Gross Domestic Product
$31.3 billion, per capita $27,700 (2011 est.)

GDP Growth Rate
2.1% (2011 est.)