State form: Constitutional Monarchy     Location: Bahrain is an archipelago including more than 36 small islands in the Arabian Gulf between the Qatar peninsula and Saudi Arabia. Bahrain Island is a pear shaped land mass 50 km long and 16 km wide. It is connected via a 23-km causeway to Saudi Arabia.     Capital: Manama     Area: Bahrain has a total land area of over 706 sq km.     Language: The official language is Arabic. English is widely spoken and is the principal language of commerce.     Religion: Islam with existence of other religious minorities.     Population: The total population of Bahrain is 643,000, with a population density of 911 per sq. km. The size of the Bahraini population is around 391,000 complemented by approximately 252,000 non-Bahraini's (mainly foreign workers). The labour Force in Bahrain is around 295,000 people. The majority of the population is concentrated in the northern part of the country. (1998 estimate)     Family size & Life expectancy On average the size of a Bahraini family is around 6.5 people (1991 census). The life expectancy at birth is for man 71.1 and for women 75.3 years (1998).     Education level: The population of Bahrain is well educated with a literacy rate of 80.3% (for the population over 15 years) and 99.10% for group between 15-24 years old for man and 88.6% for women (1996 figures).     Home Ownership: Over 80% of Bahraini families own the residence they live in.     Main economic sectors: (in percentage of origins of gross domestic product 1997) Crude oil 14.8% Manufacturing 12.4% Trade, hotels & Restaurants 16.3% Transport & Communications 7.5% Finance & real estate 27.7% Public administration 16.6% Other 4.7%     Membership: Bahrain is a member of the UN, Arab League, Gulf Co-operation Council, AOPEC , Organization of the Islamic Conference and others.     Currency: Bahrain's currency is the Bahraini Dinar. There are 1000 fils in one Dinar. The value of one Dinar is equal to US$ 2.67 (September 2000).