BAHRAIN BAHRAIN REGION MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 15 1971 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 26 1973 POPULATION 629090 1999 EST AREA 268 SQ MI CAPITAL MANAMA FORM OF GOVERNMENT MONARCHY NATURAL RESOURCES OIL NATURAL GAS FISH MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING PETROLEUM PROCESSING ALUMINUM SMELTING NATURAL GAS SHIP REPAIRING FISHING AGRICULTURE FRUITS VEGETABLES POULTRY DAIRY PRODUCTS CURRENCY DINAR GDP 8.2 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 13100 1998 EST LANGUAGES ARABIC ENGLISH FARSI URDU RELIGIONS ISLAM SHI'A SUNNISM LITERACY RATE 85 LIFE EXPECTANCY 73 YEARS MALE 78 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 22 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 3 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
