Bahrain's

Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: نشيد البحرين الوطني Bahrainona Our Bahrain
Location of  Bahrain  (circled in red)
Capital and largest city	Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
Official languages	Arabic
Ethnic groups (2010)	50.7% Arabs (46% Bahraini) 45.5% South Asian 1.6% African 1% European 1.2% Other
Religion	Islam
Demonym
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• King	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Crown Prince	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister	Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Consultative Council
• Lower house	Council of Representatives
Independence
• Declared Independence	14 August 1971
• from United Kingdom	15 August 1971
Area
• Total	765 km2 (295 sq mi) (173rd)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	1,378,000 (155th)
• 2010 census	1,234,571
• Density	1,626.6/km2 (4,212.9/sq mi) (7th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$66.369 billion (96th)
• Per capita	$50,302 (13th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$31.823 billion (98th)
• Per capita	$24,119 (31st)
HDI (2014)	0.824 very high · 45th
Currency	Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+973
ISO 3166 code	BH
Internet TLD	.bh
Since 17 November 1967.

Bahrain (ⁱ/bɑːˈreɪn/; Arabic: البحرين‎‎  al-Baḥrayn), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎‎  Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian Gulf. It is an island country consisting of a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the 25 km (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain's population is 1,234,567 (c. 2010), including 666,172 non-nationals. It is 780 km² in size, making it the third smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.