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Bahrain Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/bahrain/bahrain_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 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 legislativepowers were assumed by the Cabinet; appointed Advisory Council established16 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 groupsare active; following the arrest of a popular Shi'a cleric, Shi'a activistshave fomented unrest sporadically since late 1994, demanding the return ofan 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, 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 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |