The State of Bahrain (Arabic: دولة البحرين, romanized: Dawlat al-Baḥrayn) was the name of Bahrain from 1971 to 2002. On 15 August 1971, Bahrain declared independence and signed a new treaty of friendship with the United Kingdom. Bahrain joined the...
The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: ملك مملكة البحرين Malik Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family of the country since the 1783 Arab invasion that led...
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf, the country comprises a small archipelago of 33 natural islands and an...
The flag of Bahrain (Arabic: عَلَم الْبَحرَيْن) consists of a white band on the left, separated from a red area on the right by five triangles that serve as a serrated line. The five white triangles symbolize the five pillars of Islam, the red on...
The House of Khalifa (Arabic: آل خليفة, romanized: Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. They follow the Maliki school of Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which...
Bahrain, an archipelago in the Persian Gulf, has been a pivotal center of trade, culture, and power for millennia, most notably as the heart of the ancient Dilmun civilization, a hub of commerce and diplomacy in the Bronze Age. Its strategic...
The economy of the Kingdom of Bahrain has significantly diversified in recent years to be less dependent on oil and gas, although they remain an important part of the economy. As of 2024, the extraction of oil and natural gas is the third largest...
The Kingdom of Bahrain consists of Bahrain Island and 33 of the 37 Bahrain Islands, lying in the Persian Gulf's Gulf of Bahrain off the north shore of West Asia's Arabian Peninsula. Bahrain's capital city is Manama. The islands are about 24...
Politics of Bahrain takes place in an authoritarian system of government where the ruling House of Khalifa heads an absolute monarchy. The government is appointed by the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The head of the government...
The Bahrain Defence Force (Arabic: قوة دفاع البحرين, romanized: Quwwat Difāʿ al-Baḥrayn; abbreviated BDF) is the military force of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Defence Force is under the direct command and leadership of a commander-in-chief...
