Interserve > The Gulf Saudi Arabia Population: 25,795,938 Ethnic groups: Arab 90% Afro-Asian 10% Religions: Muslim 100% Languages: Arabic Capital: Riyadh  top of page Bahrain Population: 677,886 Ethnic groups: Bahraini 63% Asian 19% Other Arab 10% Iranian 8% Religions: Shi’a Muslim 70% Sunni Muslim 30% Languages: Arabic English Farsi Urdu Capital: Manama  top of page Qatar Population: 840,290 Ethnic groups: Arab 40% Pakistani 18% Indian 18% Iranian 10% Other 14% Religions: Muslim 95% Languages: Arabic (official) English Capital: Doha  top of page Kuwait Population: 2,257,549 Ethnic groups: Kuwait 45% Other Arab 35% South Asian 9% Iranian 4% Other 7% Religions: Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi’a 40%) Christian, Hindu, Parsi and other 15% Languages: Arabic (official) English Capital: Kuwait  top of page UAE Population: 2,523,915 Ethnic groups: Emirati 19% Other Arab and Iranian 23% South Asian 50% Other expatriates 8% (1982) Religions: Muslim 96% (Shi’a 16%) Christian, Hindu and other 4% Languages: Arabic (official) Persian English Hindi Urdu Capital: Abu Dhabi  top of page Oman Population: 2,903,165 Ethnic groups: Arab Baluchi South Asian African Religions: Ibadhi Muslim 75% Sunni Muslim Shi’a Muslim Hindi Languages: Arabic official English Baluchi Urdu Indian dialects Capital: Muscat  top of page Yemen Population: 20,024,867 Ethnic groups: Arab (predominantly) Afro-Arab South Asians Europeans Religions: Muslim Jewish, Christian and Hindu (small numbers) Languages: Arabic Capital: Sanaa