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Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain · مملكة البحرين

Capital
Manama
Population
1.60 million 2025
Area
765 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of BahrainBAHRAINManamaSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARABEMIRATESQATARKUWAITPersian Gulf0100 km
Bahrain hatched and ringed, Manama marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 26.0°N 50.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Bahrain is an island country in Western Asia, with no land border. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Manama is Doha, in Qatar, 142 km away. Its area of 765 km² puts it 173rd in the world and 45th of 47 in Asia.

Its population was 1.60 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 45th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That is 2,092 people per km², the 3rd-highest density of the 194. Its urban share, 100.0% in 2025, is the highest of the 194.

GDP per capita was US$30,597 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 43rd of 191 and 10th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 81.4 years in 2024. 100.0% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. Manama's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 230 km from the Pitcairn Islands, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population1,600,3662025, World Bank150th of 19443rd of 47
Area765 km²world-countries173rd of 19545th of 47
GDPUS$49.0 billion2025, World Bank, current US$97th of 19130th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$30,5972025, World Bank, current US$43rd of 19110th of 46
Population density2,092 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries3rd of 1942nd of 47
Life expectancy81.4 years2024, World Bank34th of 1948th of 47
Urban population100.0%2025, World Bank1st of 1941st of 47
Forest area4.9% of land2024, World Bank166th of 19433rd of 47
Population growth+0.73% a year2025, World Bank114th of 19432nd of 47
Internet users100.0%2024, World Bank1st of 1881st of 45
Fertility rate1.81 births per woman2024, World Bank109th of 19429th of 47
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19542nd of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaDominica, Tonga and Kiribati

Closest in populationTimor-Leste, North Macedonia and Latvia

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Manama
26.24°N 50.58°E
Northernmost latitude
26.25°N
Southernmost latitude
25.81°N
Westernmost longitude
50.45°E
Easternmost longitude
50.62°E
North to south
about 49 km
Antipode of Manama
26.24°S 129.42°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 230 km from the nearest land (Pitcairn Islands)