Exact population: 698,585 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 89.1%; male: 91.9%; female: 85% Ethnicities: Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census) Land boundaries: 0 km Terrain: Mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment Extremes: Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m; highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m Imports: Saudi Arabia 32.4%, Japan 7.3%, Germany 6.1%, US 5.6%, UK 5.4%, France 4.8% (2004) Exports: Saudi Arabia 3%, US 2.9%, UAE 2.2% (2004) Industries: Petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, offshore banking, ship repairing; tourism
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