Manama the capital and
largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 157,000 people. Long
an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very
diverse population. In the 20th century, Bahrain's oil wealth helped spur fast
growth and in the 1990s a concerted diversification effort led to expansion in
other industries and helped transform Manama into an important financial hub in
the Middle East. Manama was designated as the capital of Arab culture for the
year 2012 by the Arab League. It has an estimated population as of (2010) 157,474
and density 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq. mi).
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