Formal Name: Kingdom of Bahrain Short Name: Bahrain Adjective: Bahraini Capital: Manama Government: Constitutional Monarchy LAS Member Since: September 11Th, 1971

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Formal Name: Kingdom of Bahrain Short Name: Bahrain Adjective: Bahraini Capital: Manama Government: Constitutional Monarchy LAS Member since: September 11th, 1971 DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Groups: Bahraini 46%, Asian 45.5% other Independence Day: 8.5% August 15, 1971 Religions: Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, other 15.2% Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu Total Area: Life Expectancy: 78.58 years 760 km² Median Age: 31.6 years Population: Sex Ratio: 1.03 male/female 1.31 million Literacy Rate: 94.6% GDP Agriculture Gross Domestic Product: 1% $34.96 billion Services Military Spending: 43% ECONOMY Industry 3.14% of GDP 56% Labor Force: 716,500 Unemployment Rate: 15 % Poverty Rate: NA% Inflation: 3.1% Exports: $20.69 billion (petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles) Imports: $14.41 billion (crude oil, machinery, chemicals) 700- Governors of Caliphs of Damascus and Baghdad rule Bahrain 1100 1487 Omanis invade Bahrain 1913 Britain and the Ottoman Empire sign treaty recognizing Bahrain’s independence; remains under British administration 1939 British declare that Hawar Islands belong to Bahrain 1961 Sheikh Isa Bin-Salman Al Khalifah becomes ruler of Bahrain 1971 Declaration of Independence 1981 Bahrain joins the GCC 1999 Sheikh Isa is succeeded by Sheikh Hamad 2001 Referendum on political reform 2002 Bahrain becomes a constitutional monarchy Women are allowed to stand for office 2011 Protests in Manama Saudi troops of the Peninsula Shield Force are called in following further unrest Authorities declare martial law and clamp down on pro-democracy activists Two main Shia political parties banned State of Emergency is lifted, but heavy security remains in place 2012 Authorities ban all protests and gatherings 2013 Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa is appointed as Prime Minister 2014 Government suspends deadlocked reconciliation talks with Shia opposition .

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