Location
The state is located in the Persian Gulf on a small archipelago: 51 natural islands and 33 artificial ones concentrated around the island of Bahrain
Population
1.501.635 (2020)
National currency
Bahraini dinar
Conditional reduction of currency
BHD
Climate, average max and min t°
The country has a dry, tropical climate. Winters are warm (average temperature in January: +17 ° C), summers are very hot (average temperature in July: +40° C)
Time difference from Moscow
No
Ethnic groups
Arabs, 55%; Persians, 6.4%; Asians, 36%; Europeans, 1.8%; Americans, 0.5%
Literacy rate
95,7% (2019)
Government type
Dualistic monarchy
Executive branch
The government is headed by a prime minister. The cabinet consists of 23 ministers
Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament. The lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by popular vote; the upper house (Shura Council) is appointed by the king. There are 40 deputies in each chamber
Judicial branch
Civil Law Courts, Criminal Courts and Sharia Courts. The judges of the intermediate and lower courts are appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council of Bahrain and by royal decree.
GDP per capita rank
37 (2021)
Corruption perceptions index rank
42 (2021)
