Bahrain — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Bahrain covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Bahrain
The capital of Bahrain is Manama. It has a population of approximately 1.6M. The country covers an area of 765 km². It is located in Western Asia.
Geography
Bahrain is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 765 km². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Bahrain has a population of approximately 1,594,654 people. Population density is around 2084.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Bahraini.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Bahrain reports a nominal GDP of about $47.1 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 111.6% of GDP in 2020. The official currency is the Bahraini dinar (BHD, symbol.د.ب). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.38 BHD.
Culture & Time
Bahrain operates on a single time zone (UTC+03:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.bh.
Government & Status
The capital of Bahrain is Manama. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +973. Its FIFA country code is BHR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BH.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.