Passport card
Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain
- Capital
- Manama
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 16 lakh
- Size
- About 787 km²
- Leader
- King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
- Free since
- 15 August 1971
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Manama
⭐ Bahrain became independent on 15 August, the same date as India's Independence Day!
Your Bahrain stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Bahrain
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Bahrain
Turn the globe with your finger. Bahrain has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Bahrain and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale. Bahrain is so small that it is marked with a ring.
- SizeIndia is about 4,200 times the size of Bahrain.
- PeopleIndia has about 910 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 16 lakh in Bahrain.
- DistanceManama is about 2,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBahrain is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Manama.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Bahrain, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Bahrain
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Bahrain's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Bahrain back on the map
Bahrain and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Bahrain worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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