Bahrain: Chaos after police attack

Mid-East unrest: Bahrain (BBC)

• King Hamad, 61, has been in power since 1999
• Population 800,000; land area 717 sq km, or 100 times smaller than Irish Republic
• Ranks 48 out of 178 on corruption
• A population with a median age of 30.4 years, and a literacy rate of 91%
• Youth unemployment at 19.6%
• Gross national income per head: $25,420 (World Bank 2009)

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