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Like the other countries in this region, Bahrain is a modern, developed country.

Bahrain Bahrain consists of 50 natural and 33 artificial islands in the Persian Gulf just off the coast of Saudi Arabia and north of the Qatar Peninsula. Saudi residents can reach this nation by boat or across the 16-mile King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain declared its independence as a protectorate of the United Kingdom in 1971 as an emirate and later became a constitutional monarchy in 2002. Bahrain’s history began well before this point, though, as it was the home of the ancient Dilmun Civilization and was one of the first nations in the world to embrace

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