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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">       1961) is a traditional Arab monarch; Heir Apparent HAMAD bin Isa bin

       Salman Al Khalifa (son of the Amir, born 28 January 1949)

       head of government: Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al Khalifa

       (since 19 January 1970) was appointed by the amir

       cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the amir

      Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly was dissolved 26

       August 1975 and legislative powers were assumed by the Cabinet;

       appointed Advisory Council established 16 December 1992

      Judicial branch: High Civil Appeals Court

      Political parties and leaders: political parties prohibited

      Other political or pressure groups: several small, clandestine

       leftist and Islamic fundamentalist groups are active; following the

       arrest of a popular Shi'a cleric, Shi'a activists fomented unrest

       sporadically from late 1994 to September 1995, demanding the return

       of an elected National Assembly and an end to unemployment

      International organization participation: ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF,

       ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,

       Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM,

       OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,

       WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Muhammad ABD AL-GHAFFAR al-Abdallah chancery: 3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 342–0741, 342–0742 FAX: [1] (202) 362–2192 consulate(s) general: New York

      US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador David M. RANSOM embassy: Building No. 979, Road 3119 (next to Al-Ahli Sports Club), Zinj District, Manama mailing address: FPO AE 09834–5100; P.O. Box 26431, Manama (International Mail) telephone: [973] 273–300 FAX: [973] 272–594

      Flag: red with a white serrated band (eight white points) on the

       hoist side

      Economy———

      Economic overview: In Bahrain, petroleum production and processing account for about 80% of export receipts, 60% of government revenues, and 30% of GDP. Economic conditions have fluctuated with the changing fortunes of oil since 1985, for example, during and following the Gulf crisis of 1990–91. With its highly developed communication and transport facilities, Bahrain is home to numerous multinational firms with business in the Gulf. A large share of exports consists of petroleum products made from imported crude. Unemployment, especially among the young, and the depletion of both oil and underground water resources are major long-term economic problems.

      GDP: purchasing power parity - $7.3 billion (1995 est.)

      GDP real growth rate: −2% (1995 est.)

      GDP per capita: $12,000 (1995 est.)

      GDP composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (1995 est.)

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

      Unemployment rate: 25% (1994 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $1.38 billion

       expenditures: $1.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (1995 est.)

      Industries: petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting,

       offshore banking, ship repairing

      Industrial production growth rate: 13% (1992)

      Electricity: capacity: 1,050,000 kW production: 3.3 billion kWh consumption per capita: 5,453 kWh (1993)

      Agriculture: fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish

      Exports: $3.2 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: petroleum and petroleum products 80%, aluminum 7% partners: India 20%, Japan 14%, Saudi Arabia 7%, US 6%, UAE 5% (1994)

      Imports: $3.29 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) commodities: nonoil 59%, crude oil 41% partners: Saudi Arabia 37%, US 12%, UK 6%, Japan 5%, Germany 4% (1994)

      External debt: $2.6 billion (1993)

      Economic aid: $NA

      Currency: 1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils

      Exchange rates: Bahraini dinars (BD) per US$1 - 0.3760 (fixed rate)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      Transportation———————

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 2,671 km paved: 2,011 km unpaved: 660 km (1991 est.)

      Pipelines: crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32 km

      Ports: Manama, Mina' Salman, Sitrah

      Merchant marine:

       total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 117,060 GRT/194,061 DWT

       ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, oil tanker 1

       (1995 est.)

      Airports:

       total: 3

       with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2

       with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (1995 est.)

      Heliports: 1 (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 73,552 (1987 est.)

      Telephone system: modern system; good domestic services and

       excellent international connections

       domestic: NA

       international: tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave

       radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and

       Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic

       Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0

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