BH
Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain sits in Western Asia and uses BHD - Bahraini dinar (.د.ب). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Manama
Population
1.5M
Area
765 km2
Population
1.5M
1,501,635 people
Area
765 km2
765 square kilometers
Density
1,963/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Manama
26.23, 50.57
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bahrain, officially listed here as Kingdom of Bahrain, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bahrain, BH, BHR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bahrain is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,501,635 people and a land area of 765 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 1,963 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 26, 50.55, while the capital coordinate reference is 26.23, 50.57. Bahrain has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Manama (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Manama, Al Muḩarraq, Madīnat Ḩamad, Sitrah and Jidd Ḩafş. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bahrain, capital of Bahrain, and major urban areas in Bahrain. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bahrain uses calling code +973, postal format ####|###, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BHD - Bahraini dinar (.د.ب), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BRN. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Bahrain profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BH / BHR
Top-level domains
.bh
Continents
Asia
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BRN
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bahrain is represented by the BH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Manama
Al ‘Āşimah
727,000
primary
#2
Al Muḩarraq
Al Muḩarraq
176,583
City
#3
Madīnat Ḩamad
Ash Shamālīyah
133,550
City
#4
Sitrah
Al ‘Āşimah
72,601
City
#5
Jidd Ḩafş
Al ‘Āşimah
66,588
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+973
Postal format
####|###
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry