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Middle East
Kingdom of Bahrain
🗺️ Manama, Bahrain
Capital city
📍 26.2285°, 50.5860°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalManama
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population1.6M
Governmentconstitutional monarchy
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.bh
Internet Users100%
GDP per Capita$59,100
🌍 Geography
LocationMiddle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Size Comparison3.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Climatearid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Terrainmostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsBahraini 47.4%, Asian 43.4%, other Arab 4.9%, African 1.4%, North American 1.1%, Gulf Co-operative countries 0.9%, European 0.8%, other 0.1% (2020 est...
ReligionsMuslim 74.2%, other 25.9% (2020 est)
Median Age33.5 years
Life Expectancy80.4 years
National HolidayNational Day, 16 December (1971)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook