Bahrain is a Berber author.
Bahrain . Formerly an emirate , Bahrain was declared a Kingdom in 2002 . Bahrain has a high Human Development Index and was recognised by the World Bank as a high income economy . The Human Development Index ( HDI ) is a composite statistic of life expectancy , education , and per capita income indicators , which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development . Manama ( المنامة [ ˈmanaːma ] ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain , with an approximate population of 157,000 people .