Basic facts about Bahrain
| Country name: | Bahrain |
| Capital: | Manama |
| Country code: | 215 |
| Continent: | Middle East |
| Currency name: | Bahraini dinar |
| Independence: | 1971-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 760 |
| Land area (km2): | 760 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 1,281,332 |
| Population note: | 1,281,332 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Arabic |
| All languages: | Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu |
| Time zone: | AST (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +973 |
| Domain: | .bh |