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Bahrain

Bahrain
Capital Manama
760 km² · 1,600,366 people (2025) · Bahraini dinar

An archipelago of some 33 natural islands plus a growing number of reclaimed ones; land reclamation has enlarged the country by roughly a tenth since the 1960s. The Tree of Life stands alone in the desert with no obvious water source and is around 400 years old.

The facts

Capital
Manama
Area
760 km² — 293 sq mi
Population
1,600,366 (2025)
Density
2105.7 people per km²
Currency
Bahraini dinar (BHD, .د.ب)
Official language
Arabic
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Calling code
+973
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
BH · BHR
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
178 of 200
By population
153 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
São Tomé and Príncipe 964 240,254
Kiribati 811 136,488
Bahrain ← 760 1,600,366
Dominica 751 65,871
Tonga 747 103,742

Common questions

What is the capital of Bahrain?
Manama
What currency does Bahrain use?
The Bahraini dinar (BHD).
How big is Bahrain?
760 km², or 293 square miles — 178 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Bahrain drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked