Bahrain: flag, capital & map
Get to know Bahrain, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Manama
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 1,600,366
- Area
- 765 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Manama.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Bahrain
The flag of Bahrain has a red field. On the hoist side, it features a white vertical band that spans about one-third the width of the field and is separated from the rest of the field by five adjoining fly-side pointing white isosceles triangles that serve as a serrated line.
Where it is
Bahrain is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Bahrain has a recorded area of 765 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 17 by area, from largest to smallest. Palestine is immediately above it in that ordering, at 6,220 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 1,600,366 people for Bahrain in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 2,092 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Bahraini Dinar (BHD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Bahrain?
Reveal answer
Manama. Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Manama.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Bahrain?
Reveal answer
The flag of Bahrain has a red field. On the hoist side, it features a white vertical band that spans about one-third the width of the field and is separated from the rest of the field by five adjoining fly-side pointing white isosceles triangles that serve as a serrated line.
Which land neighbours of Bahrain are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for Bahrain. It is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region.
Which languages does the source list for Bahrain?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Bahrain.
Which currency codes are listed for Bahrain?
Reveal answer
Bahraini Dinar (BHD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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