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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Bahrain in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather expected in 2024 *** According
to a study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2024 could be
hotter than the record-shattering 2023. Another study by Al Jazeera found
that in a scenario where the global population is 9.5 billion people and
global temperatures rise by 2.7C (4.9F) by that time, Bahrain would have
almost its whole population exposed to extreme heat. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Bahrain U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html [accessed 9 November
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bahrain/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Since
2015, the government lifted subsidies on meat, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline
and has begun to phase in higher prices for electricity and water. As part of
its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. It
plans to introduce a Value Added Tax (VAT) by the end of 2018 GDP -
per capita (PPP): $49,000 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
1% industry:
32% services: 67% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 3.6% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 14 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Bahrain borgenproject.org/category/bahrain/ [accessed 20 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Problem Of Homelessness In Bahrain borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-bahrain/ ~
9 Facts About Life Expectancy In Bahrain borgenproject.org/9-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-bahrain/ ~
10 Facts About Freshwater And Sanitation In Bahrain borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-freshwater-and-sanitation-in-bahrain/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Bahrain borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-bahrain/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Hunger In Bahrain borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-hunger-in-bahrain/ ~
Nine Facts For The Causes Of Poverty In Bahrain borgenproject.org/causes-of-poverty-in-bahrain/ ~
How To Help People In Bahrain borgenproject.org/how-to-help-people-in-bahrain/ ~
Efforts To Improve Abysmal Water Quality In Bahrain borgenproject.org/water-quality-in-bahrain/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Bahrain-ECONOMY.html [accessed 14 December 2020] The Bahrain
economy slowed down considerably after 1993, grinding to a halt in 1994. Positive
real growth returned in 1999, of 2.6%, and has improved to 3% in 2000 and 4%
in 2001. All material
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