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Bahrain

OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Bahrain

DATE OF FORMATION: 1971

POPULATION: 739,000

DENSITY: 2707 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Arabic

RELIGIONS: Muslim (mainly Shi'a) 99%, Other 1%

ETHNIC MIX: Bahraini 70%, Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani 24%, Other Arab 4%, European 2%

GOVERNMENT: Nonparty elections

CURRENCY: Bahraini dinar

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Bahrain is an archipelago state situated between the Qatar peninsula and the Saudi Arabian mainland. Only three of its islands are inhabited. Bahrain Island is connected to Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province by a causeway opened in 1986. Bahrain was the first Gulf emirate to export oil; its reserves are now almost depleted. Services such as offshore banking, insurance, and tourism are major employment sectors for skilled Bahrainis.