Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn | |
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Anthem: Bahrainona | |
![]() Location of Bahrain (green) in the Middle East (grey) — [Legend] | |
Capital and largest city | Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E |
Official languages | Arabic, English |
Demonym(s) | Bahraini |
Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
• King | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa[1] |
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | |
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | |
Legislature | National Assembly of Bahrain |
Independence | |
• From Persia | 1783 |
• Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom | 15 August 1971 |
Area | |
• Total | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) (185th) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 1,234,571[2] (155th) |
• Density | 1,646.1/km2 (4,263.4/sq mi) (7th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $30.963 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $27,433[3] |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $26.484 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $23,465[3] |
HDI (2011) | ![]() very high · 42nd |
Currency | Bahraini dinar (BHD) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | 973 |
ISO 3166 code | BH |
Internet TLD | .bh |
Bahrain (officially called Kingdom of Bahrain) is an island country in the Arabian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway, and Qatar is to the south across the Persian Gulf. The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge, not yet built, will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed bridge in the world. Qatar and Bahrain's flag is the same design but not the same colors because Qatar is white and maroon and Bahrain is white and red.
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