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Asia — Western Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇧🇭 Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain
aka البحرين — endonym
1.6M
Population
World #153
765 km²
Land Area
World #193
$47.8 billion
GDP (USD)
World #95
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Did You Know?
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Bahrain is the world's #153 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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Its economy ranks #95 worldwide with a GDP of $47.8 billion USD.
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Population density is 2,084.5 people per km² — world rank #6.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Manama
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Phone Code
+973
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Internet TLD
.bh
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Nationality
Bahraini
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
BH / BHR / 048
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Coordinates
26.00°, 50.55°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$47.8 billion USD
World rank #95 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$29,993
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
2,084.5 /km²
World density rank #6
.د.ب
Bahraini dinar
BHD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
1,594,654
World rank #153 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Arabic
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Demonym
Bahraini
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
765 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Asia/Bahrain
AST — Arabia Standard Time
“Bahrain” Around the World
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巴林王国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BH
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ISO Alpha-3
BHR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
048
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{3}\d?)$
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WikiData ID
Q398
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Also Spelled As
BH • Kingdom of Bahrain • Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
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