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![]() ![]() Bahrain Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/bahrain/bahrain_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code BA Government type traditional monarchy National capital Manama Administrative divisions
12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Hadd, Al Manamah,
Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah,
Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad,
Madinat Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah
Independence 15 August 1971 (from UK) National holiday Independence Day, 16 December (1971) Constitution 26 May 1973, effective 6 December 1973 Legal system based on Islamic law and English common law Suffrage none Executive branch
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 Political pressure groups and leaders several small, clandestine leftist and Islamic fundamentalist groups are active; following the arrest of a popular Shi'a cleric, Shi'a activists have fomented unrest sporadically since late 1994, 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, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
red with a white serrated band (eight white points) on the hoist side
NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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