Bahrain

Bahrain (/bɑːˈreɪn/(About this soundlisten); Arabic: البحرين‎ al-Baḥrayn Arabic elocution: [aɫ baħrajn] (About this soundlisten)), formally the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎ About this soundMamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is an island nation in the Persian Gulf. The sovereign state contains a little archipelago based on Bahrain Island, arranged between the Qatar landmass and the north eastern shoreline of Saudi Arabia, to which it is associated by the 25-kilometer (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain's populace is 1,234,571 (c. 2010), including 666,172 non-nationals.[8] It is 765.3 square kilometers (295.5 sq mi) in size, making it the third-littlest country in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.[9]

Bahrain is the site of the old Dilmun civilisation.[10] It has been acclaimed since vestige for its pearl fisheries, which were viewed as the best on the planet into the nineteenth century.[11] Bahrain was one of the most punctual regions to change over to Islam, in 628 CE. Following a time of Arab rule, Bahrain was involved by the Portuguese in 1521, who thusly were ousted in 1602 by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid administration under the Persian Empire. In 1783, the Bani Utbah faction caught Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been managed by the Al Khalifa illustrious family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim.

In the late 1800s, after progressive arrangements with the British, Bahrain turned into a protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1971, Bahrain proclaimed autonomy. In the past an emirate, the Arab protected government of Bahrain was proclaimed a kingdom in 2002. In 2011, the nation experienced dissents motivated by the provincial Arab Spring.[12] Bahrain's decision al-Khalifa illustrious family has been denounced and condemned for human rights manhandles, including detainment, torment and execution of protesters, political restriction figures and its Shia Muslim population.[13][14]

Bahrain had the primary post-oil economy in the Persian Gulf.[15] Since the late twentieth century, Bahrain has put resources into the banking and the travel industry sectors.[16] Many huge monetary foundations have a nearness in Manama, the nation's capital. It has a high Human Development Index and is perceived by the World Bank as a high-pay economy. Bahrain is an individual from the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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