Sunday, October 5, 2014

Question #2 and Question #3


Question #2:
What racial, ethnic, class structures are present?

Ethnic Groups:


  • Bahraini 46%
  • Asian 45.5%
  • Other Arabs 4.7%
  • African 1.6%
  • European 1%
  • Other 1.2%

Question #3: 
Politics- what type of government runs this country?

Government type: 
Constitutional monarchy

Administrative divisions:
5 governorates and each governorate is administered by an appointed governor 

Independence:
August 15, 1971

Constitution was adopted on February 14, 2002 and amended in 2012

Legal system:
mixed legal system of islamic law, english common law, egyptian civil, criminal and commercial codes; customary law 

Executive Branch:
Chief of State
Head of government
cabinet
(the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch)




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