Country

Bahrain

Also Known As Kingdom of Bahrain

Western Asia

Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf comprising an archipelago of thirty-three natural islands and about fifty artificial islands centered on Bahrain Island, situated between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and linked to the Saudi mainland by the King Fahd Causeway. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1971. It is a unitary constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Manama. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Manama 2

Population

1,588,670 2

2024 figure, from Bahrain's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

786.8 2

Independence or Founding Year

1971 2

Bahrain gained independence from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1971.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Bahrain

Cities

Manama

Bahrain

Muharraq

Bahrain

Connections

Associated With

Manama

Manama is Bahrain's capital.

Source Manama (Wikipedia)

The Arabian Peninsula

Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

The Persian Gulf

Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Manama

Manama is Bahrain's capital.

Source Manama (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hussain Al Baharna

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Hussain Al Baharna

Maryam Yusuf Jamal

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Maryam Jamal (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC

Quote, Biographical information, NOC

NOC Bahrain

Location Of

2011 Bahraini uprising

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Site Of

Bahrain World Trade Center

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bahrain Bourse

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bahrain Development Bank

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Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company

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Central Bank of Bahrain

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Islamic International Ratings Agency

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Source Islamic International Ratings Agency (Wikipedia)History section

Quote, History section

The IIRA was founded in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2002 but did not begin operating until 2005.

Bahrain Space Agency

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Hawar Islands

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Source Wikidata: Hawar Islands

Constitution of Bahrain

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Bahrain

Court of Cassation of Bahrain

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Source World Factbook archive, Bahrain profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Bahrain

Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Bahrain

Court of Cassation (consists of the chairman and 3 judges)

Law of Bahrain

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Law of Egypt

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Source Wikipedia: Law of Egypt

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