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
- São Tomé and Príncipe 964 km²
- Kiribati 811 km²
- Dominica 751 km²
- Tonga 747 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)