be indicated in English, French patois Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 53.52 years male: 51.65 years female: 53.76 years (1993 est.) Death rate: 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Birth rate: 44.57 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.22 years male: 74.48 years female: 67.63 years (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.2 billion, 6% of GDP (1993 est.) Birth rate: 15.68 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini Ethnic divisions: Portuguese, Italian, and European countries; 2,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 6 FM, 3 TV; satellite ground
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