Bahrain | Article about Bahrain by The Free Dictionary
(Bahrain Islands), a sheikhdom (a state since Aug. 15, 1971) in Asia consisting of the Bahrain Islands in the Persian Gulf. Area, 598 sq km. Population (est. 1969), 207,000, consisting mainly of Arabs, but including persons of Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani origin. Most of the population is Muslim. The language is a dialect of Arabic.
DOPS - definition of DOPS by The Free Dictionary
dop ( dp) n (Brewing) a tot or small drink, usually alcoholic vb, dops, dopping or dopped (Education) to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc) [Afrikaans] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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State of Bahrain | Article about State of Bahrain by The Free Dictionary
(Bahrain Islands), a sheikhdom (a state since Aug. 15, 1971) in Asia consisting of the Bahrain Islands in the Persian Gulf. Area, 598 sq km. Population (est. 1969), 207,000, consisting mainly of Arabs, but including persons of Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani origin. Most of the population is Muslim. The language is a dialect of Arabic.
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- Is Bahrain a country?
- Bahrain is a country comprising an archipelago of low sandy islands in the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It was the first Arabian country to strike oil (1932). Bahrain has been a country since 1971, when it gained its independence. Manama, on Bahrain Island, the largest in the archipelago, is its capital.
- Why is Bahrain important?
- Bahrain is an important transit center for British and American goods destined for eastern Arabia. Imports from Great Britain, the United States, India, Japan, and the Federal Republic of Germany include foodstuffs (more than 30 percent of the total), consumer goods, automobiles, and cement.
- How did the American Bahrain Petroleum Company get its rights?
- The American Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) secured from the British government rights that authorized the company to sign an agreement with the sheikh of Bahrain in 1930, under which it obtained a concession to prospect for and extract oil for a period of 69 years. (Extraction began in 1932.)
- What is the population of Bahrain?
- (Bahrain Islands), a sheikhdom (a state since Aug. 15, 1971) in Asia consisting of the Bahrain Islands in the Persian Gulf. Area, 598 sq km. Population (est. 1969), 207,000, consisting mainly of Arabs, but including persons of Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani origin. Most of the population is Muslim. The language is a dialect of Arabic.
- Is Bahrain a backward country?
- Bahrain is an economically backward country, dependent on foreign capital. Its chief source of wealth is oil, the main deposits of which lie in the central part of Bahrain Island (the Jabal Dukhan area) and are exploited by the American Bahrain Petroleum Company. Part of the income from these deposits is paid to the sheikh.
- What is the Department of order and social politics?
- The now-defunct Department of Order and Social Politics, or DOPS, as it was known by its Portuguese acronym, gathered intelligence on suspected subversives and took into custody those believed to be actively involved in efforts to overthrow the military government.
