Bahrain
Country in Western Asia
Bahrain is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Manama. About 1.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 150th most populous of the 195 countries. At 765 km², it is the 173rd largest country by area. It has no land borders.
Bahrain at a glance
- Capital
- Manama
- Population (2025)
- 1.6 million
- Area
- 765 km²
- Density
- 2,092 per km²
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar
- People
- Bahraini
- Calling code
- +973
- Internet domain
- .bh
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Bahrain?
How Bahrain compares
Population rank
150th of 195
43rd of 47 in Asia
Size rank
173rd of 195
45th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
2,092 per km²
More crowded than 98% of countries
- Similar in size: Dominica (751 km²).
- Similar population: Timor-Leste (1.4 million).
- Bahrain is the only place that uses the Bahraini dinar.
- Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea and 18 more.
The flag of Bahrain
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both have a white band with a zigzag edge. Qatar is maroon with nine points; Bahrain is red with five.
Would you recognise Bahrain?
How players do with Bahrain
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Bahrain so far, from 157 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
49% right
61st hardest of 176 · 132 answers
Its flag
68% right
44th hardest of 145 · 25 answers
- Players find Bahrain on the map in 49% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Qatar.
- Players recognise the flag of Bahrain in 68% of tries.
Bahrain has no land borders
Bahrain shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Bahrain
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Bahrain?
That's the flag of Bahrain, easy to confuse with Qatar.
2. What is the capital of Bahrain?
Manama is the capital of Bahrain.
3. Which has more people?
Bahrain has about 1.6 million people and Timor-Leste about 1.4 million.
Questions about Bahrain
Is Bahrain a country?
Yes. Bahrain is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Bahrain?
The capital of Bahrain is Manama.
Does Bahrain have any land borders?
No. Bahrain is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Bahrain?
Bahrain covers 765 km², about the same size as Dominica (751 km²).
Is Bahrain hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Bahrain in 49% of 132 tries, 61st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Qatar.
Which flags look like the flag of Bahrain?
Qatar. Both have a white band with a zigzag edge. Qatar is maroon with nine points; Bahrain is red with five.
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