Bahrain

Official Name:	The Kingdom of Bahrain
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Mamlakat al Bahrayn
ISO Country Codes:	BH : BHR
Internet Domain:	.bh
Government Web Site:	https://services.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/ar/BSP/HomeeServicesPortal/

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Capital:	Manama	Main Airports:	Bahrain International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	1,540,558
Currency:	Bahraini Dinar	ISO Currency Code:	BHD
Telephone Dial In:	+973	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Gulf Cooperation Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Bahrain Mirror;

Bahrain News Agency;

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Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC);

Sawt al-Ghad;

Voice of Barbados;

Bahrain

Government Website:	https://services.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/ar/BSP/HomeeServicesPortal/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://credendo.com/en/country-risk/bahrain
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Bahrain
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	0.37705 Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.6% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	1.4% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	4.67% (Sep-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$72.267 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$49,400 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Bahraini Dinar
Currency Code:	BHD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	0.3%	fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish
Industry:	33.8%	petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism
Services:	65.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bahrain Bourse ;

National Statistics Office:

Bahrain Open Data portal;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Bahrain

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	Ministry of Interior Customs Affairs
Development Bank(s):	Bahrain Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 45/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 69/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 42/136 (2016)
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