Bahrain is the third smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. Bahrain covers 765 square kilometres of land. Bahrain is an Arab constitutional monarchy in the Persian Gulf.
Bahrain became an independent state in 1971, after gaining its sovereignty from the United Kingdom.
The currency of Bahrain is the Bahraini Dinar. Manama is the capital city of Bahrain. Manama is also the political centre of Bahrain.
The spoken language is Arabic. Bahrain is ruled by the king, whose family holds the main political and military posts. Bahrain has a high Human Development Index and was recognized by the World Bank as a high income economy.
Some 200 different species of desert plants grow in the arid portions of the archipelago, while the Irrigated and cultivated areas of the islands support fruit trees and vegetables mainly.