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Bahrain is a small island state near the western shore of the Persian Gulf. Formerly an Emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002. It is an archipelago of 33 islands, the largest of which, Bahrain Island, is connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway. The population is approximately 1.2 million, and the official language is Arabic.
Bahrain has the fastest-growing economy in the Arab world and the freest economy in the Middle cpr144449003101 East. It has a very strong banking sector that has benefited greatly from Bahrain's crude oil exportation.
