Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين Timeline: Scenario: Doomsday 2017
Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn OTL equivalent: Bahrain | |||||
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Map of Bahrain
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Capital And largest city | Manama | ||||
Official languages | Arabic | ||||
Ethnic groups (2016) | Arabs (50%), South Asians (45%), African (1.6%), European (1%), Other (1.2%) | ||||
Demonym | Bahraini | ||||
Government | Unitary constitutional monarchy | ||||
- | King | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | |||
- | Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa | |||
- | Upper house | Consultative Council | |||
- | Lower house | Council of Representatives | |||
Establishment | |||||
- | Declared independence | 1971 | |||
Population | |||||
- | estimate | 1,378,000 | |||
Currency | Bahraini dinar | ||||
Time zone | Arabia Time Zone |
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is a small Arab monarchy located on more than 30 small islands in the Persian Gulf. Its capital city of Manama is located on the main largest island, Bahrain Island. The country is connected to the Arabian Peninsula by the King Fahd Causeway.