Population: 496,759 (July 1989), growth rate 3.3% (1989)

Birth rate: 25 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 12 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 22 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 75 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Bahraini(s); adjective--Bahraini

Ethnic divisions: 63% Bahraini, 13% Asian, 10% other Arab, 8% Iranian, 6% other

Religion: Muslim (70% Shia, 30% Sunni)

Language: Arabic (official); English also widely spoken; Farsi, Urdu

Literacy: 40%

Labor force: 140,000; 42% of labor force is Bahraini; 85% industry and commerce, 5% agriculture, 5% services, 3% government (1982)

Organized labor: General Committee for Bahrain Workers exists in only eight major designated companies

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.