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BAHRAIN

Kingdom of Bahrain · BH / BHR / 048

BH
ISO 3166-1 BHR · 048

Bahrain is a western asia country in Asia. It has a population of 1,569,439, uses BHD, speaks Arabic.

Population 1,569,439
Area (km²) 765
Capital Manama
Region Western Asia

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
BHR
ISO numeric
048
Calling code
+973
TLD
.bh
Driving side
Currencies
BHD
Languages
ara
Timezones
Flag
🇧🇭

Cities

top 10 by population
Al Muharraq Muharraq 176,583
Manama Manama 147,074
Madīnat Ḩamad Northern 133,550
Ar Rifā‘ Southern Governorate 115,495
Sitrah Manama 72,601
Jidd Ḩafş Manama 66,588
Dār Kulayb Southern Governorate 65,466
Madīnat ‘Īsá Southern Governorate 38,090
Al Ḩadd Muharraq 12,797
Sanābis Manama 6,564

Airports

top 3
BAH
OBBS

Sheik Isa Air Base

Medium airport

OBKH

Sakhir Air Base

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Bahrain use?
BHD.
What languages are spoken in Bahrain?
Arabic.
What is the capital of Bahrain?
Manama.
How many cities are in Bahrain?
10 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/BH

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "BH",
    "iso_alpha3": "BHR",
    "iso_numeric": "048",
    "common_name": "Bahrain",
    "official_name": "Kingdom of Bahrain",
    "capital": "Manama",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Western Asia",
    "population": 1569439,
    "flag_emoji": "🇧🇭",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+973"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".bh"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/bh.svg",
    "area": 765.0,
    "latitude": 26.0,
    "longitude": 50.55,
    "languages": {
      "ara": "Arabic"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "BHD": {
        "name": "Bahraini dinar",
        "symbol": ".د.ب"
      }
    },
    "borders": [],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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