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Language
Arabic, English, Farsi and Urdu
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
1.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Bahrainis are Arab people. There are also Iranian, Indian and Pakistani immigrants.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Muslim 85 percent, predominantly Sunni in urban and Shia in rural areas. There is a Christian minority and smaller numbers of Jews, Hindus, Baha'i and others.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	97.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	96.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	96.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	96.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	95.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	95.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	95.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	94.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1973
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2007)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	26.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	27.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	27.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	29.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	29.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	28.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +3

Climate description
Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Currency
Bahraini dinar

Telephone dialling code
(+) 973

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	75.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	73.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	73.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	73.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	77.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	9 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	9 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	12 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	13 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	13 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	13 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	10 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	10 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	11 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	11 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	15 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	32 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	28 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	41	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	39	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	43	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	40	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	37	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	39	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	9 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	9 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	9 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent

Population with access to improved water
No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	86.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	87.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	88.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	87.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	87.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	88.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	91.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	91.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	90.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	83.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	84.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	83.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	82.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	284 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	267 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	261 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	266 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	269 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	267 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	258 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	262 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	263 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1805 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1469 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1221 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	1054 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	913 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	637 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	572 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	451 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	317 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	332 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	332 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	284 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	213 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	213 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	213 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	176 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	146 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	60 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	43 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	46 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	36	Transparency International
2005	36	Transparency International
2004	34	Transparency International
2003	27 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	No data available current US$
2006	No data available current US$
2005	17390 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	14670 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	12870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	11640 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	11250 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	10740 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	No data available current US$ billions
2006	15.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	13.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	11.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	9.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	8.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	7.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	8.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	7.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	7.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	5.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	No data available percent
2006	No data available percent
2005	11.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	9.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	7.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	14.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	109 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	109 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	169 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	169 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	40 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	41 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	42 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	42 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	43 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	45 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	46 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	47 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	80	UNHCR
2007	73	UNHCR
2006	62	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	41	UNHCR
2004	52	UNHCR
2003	52	UNHCR
2002	50	UNHCR
2001	46	UNHCR
2000	95	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	48	UNHCR
2007	No data available
2006	1	UNHCR
2001	1	UNHCR
2000	1	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	3.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1998-2000	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003