present-day Bahrain

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area approximately 780 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Manama
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:currency Bahraini dinar
gptkbp:dialCode +973
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:flag red with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:GDP about $25,000 (2023 estimate)
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:hasCoastline 161 km
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Crown_Prince_Salman_bin_Hamad_Al_Khalifa
gptkb:King_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa
gptkbp:highestPoint Jabal ad Dukhan
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Dilmun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label present-day Bahrain
gptkbp:independenceDate 1971-08-15
gptkbp:internetTLD .bh
gptkbp:islandCountry true
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code BH
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Manama
Bahrain Island
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy about 77 years
gptkbp:literacyRate about 95%
gptkbp:location gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:mainFunction King Fahd Causeway
gptkbp:mainIndustry banking
tourism
petroleum processing
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Bahrain_International_Airport
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Arab_League
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Organization_of_Islamic_Cooperation
Gulf Cooperation Council
gptkbp:nationalAnthem Bahrainona
gptkbp:nationalSport football (soccer)
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2011_Bahraini_uprising
gptkbp:numberOfGovernorates 4
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:officialName Kingdom of Bahrain
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:population about 1.5 million (2023 estimate)
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn December 16
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:subdivision governorates
gptkbp:timezone Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Qal'at al-Bahrain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bahrain_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7