Bahrain is a country in Asia, in Middle East, with about 1.60 million people (2025) and an area of 800 square kilometres. Its capital is Manama, and it has no land borders.
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Flag of BahrainBahrain in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.
800 km² (309 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 173rd largest of 195.
Population density
2,000 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Kingdom of Bahrain
UN status
Member state
Capital coordinates
26.24° N, 50.58° E Manama, Natural Earth.
No land borders
Bahrain shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.
From the Geography app
The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of Bahrain's 5, in full.
PLACELens 1 of 5
An archipelago in the shallows of the Gulf
Bahrain is a cluster of about 50 islands in the Persian Gulf, connected to Saudi Arabia by the 25-kilometer King Fahd Causeway. The total land area is only 780 square kilometers, making it the smallest Arab state. Its position in the shallow waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar has made it a natural stopping point for maritime trade for thousands of years.
More on King Fahd Causeway
Opened in 1986, the causeway carries roughly 60,000 vehicles per day and serves as a social pressure valve, allowing Saudi residents easy access to Bahrain's comparatively relaxed social environment.
4 more lenses on Bahrain in the app
STORY The oldest trading culture in the Gulf
NOW A post-oil economy built on finance
NOW Sectarian fault line in miniature
THREAD Caught between Riyadh and Tehran
Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.
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Common questions
What is the capital of Bahrain?
The capital of Bahrain is Manama. Manama lies at about 26.2 degrees north and 50.6 degrees east. Bahrain is in Asia, in the region often called Middle East. It is home to about 1.60 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Bahrain?
About 1.60 million people live in Bahrain, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 150th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 800 square kilometres, that is about 2,000 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Bahrain?
None. Bahrain has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of Bahrain is across the water. It lies in Asia, in the region often called Middle East. Its area is 800 square kilometres, and about 1.60 million people live there.
How big is Bahrain?
Bahrain covers 800 square kilometres, or about 309 square miles. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 1.60 million gives a density of 2,000 people per square kilometre.
Bahrain is a country in Asia, in Middle East, with about 1.60 million people (2025) and an area of 800 square kilometres. Its capital is Manama, and it has no land borders.
Capital
Manama
Continent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Population
1,600,366 2025, World Bank. 150th of 195.
Area
800 km² (309 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 173rd largest of 195.
Population density
2,000 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Kingdom of Bahrain
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
An archipelago in the shallows of the Gulf
Bahrain is a cluster of about 50 islands in the Persian Gulf, connected to Saudi Arabia by the 25-kilometer King Fahd Causeway. The total land area is only 780 square kilometers, making it the smallest Arab state. Its position in the shallow waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar has made it a natural stopping point for maritime trade for thousands of years.
Keep going on your iPhone. Scan for Geography: the world, one country at a time, about five minutes a day. No quizzes and no streaks. playgeography.app/countries/bahrain/ · Map data: Natural Earth. Figures: World Bank and national sources, as listed on the page.
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Keep going on your iPhone. Scan for Geography: the world, one country at a time, about five minutes a day. No quizzes and no streaks. playgeography.app/countries/bahrain/ · Map data: Natural Earth. Figures: World Bank and national sources, as listed on the page.
