Outline of Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a sovereign island nation located in the Persian Gulf.^[1] Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway (officially opened on November 25, 1986), and Qatar is to the south across the Gulf of Bahrain. The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge being planned will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world.^[2]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bahrain:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Bahrain
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Bahrain
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Bahraini
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Bahrain
• International rankings of Bahrain
• ISO country codes: BH, BHR, 048
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BH
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bh

Geography of Bahrain

• Bahrain is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Indian Ocean
    • Persian Gulf
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Bahrain
    • High: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m (400 ft)
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 161 km
• Population of Bahrain: 1,046,814(2007) - 154th most populous country
• Area of Bahrain: 665 square kilometres (257 sq mi) - 189th largest country
• Atlas of Bahrain

Environment of Bahrain

• Climate of Bahrain
• Environmental issues in Bahrain
• Ecoregions in Bahrain
• Renewable energy in Bahrain
• Geology of Bahrain
• Protected areas of Bahrain
  • Biosphere reserves in Bahrain
  • National parks of Bahrain
• Wildlife of Bahrain
  • Flora of Bahrain
  • Fauna of Bahrain
    • Birds of Bahrain
    • Mammals of Bahrain

Natural geographic features of Bahrain

• Beaches in Bahrain
• Glaciers: None
• Islands of Bahrain
• Lakes of Bahrain
• Mountains of Bahrain
  • Volcanoes in Bahrain
• Rivers of Bahrain
  • Waterfalls of Bahrain
• Valleys of Bahrain
• World Heritage Sites in Bahrain: 1
  • Qal'at al-Bahrain – was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.

Regions of Bahrain

Main article: Regions of Bahrain

Ecoregions of Bahrain

Main article: Ecoregions in Bahrain

Administrative divisions of Bahrain

Main article: Administrative divisions of Bahrain

• Governorates of Bahrain
• Cities in Bahrain

Governorates of Bahrain

• Capital
• Central
• Muharraq
• Northern
• Southern

Cities in Bahrain

• List of cities in Bahrain
• A'ali
• Al-Budayyi'
• Diplomatic Area
• Hamala
• Al Hidd
• Jidd Haffs
• Karrana
• Khamis
• Madinat 'Isa
• Madinat Hamad
• Manama
• Al Muharraq
• Nezha, Bahrain
• Riffa
• Saar, Bahrain
• Seef
• Sitrah
• Zinj, Bahrain

Demography of Bahrain

Main article: Demographics of Bahrain

Government and politics of Bahrain

Main article: Government of Bahrain and Politics of Bahrain

• Form of government: constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Bahrain: Manama

• Elections in Bahrain
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Bahrain
• Political scandals of Bahrain
• Taxation in Bahrain
• 1981 failed coup d'état in Bahrain
• 1990s Uprising in Bahrain
• Adel Mouwda
• Al-Menbar Islamic Society
• Al Muntada
• Al Wefaq
• Alees Samaan
• Ali Ahmed
• Ali Mattar
• Ali Salman
• Asalah
• Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
• Bahrain Freedom Movement
• Bahrain Human Rights Society
• Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
• Bandargate scandal
• Boycott Batelco
• Constitution of Bahrain
• Consultative Council of Bahrain
• Council of Representatives of Bahrain
• Economists Bloc
• Elections in Bahrain
• Faisal Fulad
• Gay rights in Bahrain
• Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain
• Jassim Al Saeedi
• Majeed Karimi
• Khalifa Al Dhahrani
• List of political parties in Bahrain
• Lulwa Al Awadhi
• Mohammed Khalid
• National Action Charter of Bahrain
• National Assembly of Bahrain
• National Justice Movement
• Supreme Council for Women
• We Have A Right
• Women's political rights in Bahrain
• Workers Trade Union Law

Liberalism in Bahrain

• Al Muntada
• Sawsan Al Sha'er
• Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
• Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
• Economists Bloc
• We Have A Right
• Women's political rights in Bahrain

Political parties in Bahrain

• List of political parties in Bahrain
• Al Meethaq
• Al-Menbar Islamic Society
• Al Wefaq
• Asalah
• Baath Party
• Democratic Bloc
• Democratic Progressive Tribune - Bahrain
• Islamic Action Society
• National Action Charter Society
• National Democratic Action
• National Liberation Front - Bahrain
• Nationalist Democratic Rally Society

Bahraini politicians

• Adel Mouwda
• Ahmad Al-Thawadi
• Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Alees Samaan
• Ali Ahmed
• Ali Mattar
• Ali Salman
• Tawfeeq Ahmed Almansoor
• Faisal Fulad
• Jassim Al Saeedi
• Majeed Karimi
• Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah
• Khalifa Al Dhahrani
• Lulwa Al Awadhi
• Mohammed Khalid
• Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah
• Nada Haffadh
• Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Bahrain

• Head of state: King of Bahrain
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Bahrain
• Cabinet of Bahrain

Legislative branch of the government of Bahrain

• Parliament of Bahrain (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Consultative Council of Bahrain
  • Lower house: Council of Representatives of Bahrain

Judicial branch of the government of Bahrain

• Supreme Court of Bahrain

Foreign relations of Bahrain

• Foreign relations of Bahrain
  • Diplomatic missions in Bahrain
    • List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Bahrain
    • United States Ambassador to Bahrain
  • Diplomatic missions of Bahrain
  • Forum for the Future (Bahrain 2005)
  • Hawar Islands
  • Major non-NATO ally

Bahraini diplomats

• Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Bahrain

Main article: Law of Bahrain

• Capital punishment in Bahrain
• Constitution of Bahrain
• Crime in Bahrain
• Human rights in Bahrain
• Law enforcement in Bahrain

Human rights in Bahrain

• Al Muntada
• Elections in Bahrain
• Faisal Fulad
• Freedom of religion in Bahrain
• Human rights organizations in Bahrain
  • Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
  • Bahrain Human Rights Society
  • Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
• LGBT rights in Bahrain
• Lulwa Al Awadhi
• Supreme Council for Women
• We Have A Right
• Women's political rights in Bahrain
• Workers Trade Union Law

Torture in Bahrain

• Torture in Bahrain
• Adel Flaifel
• Ian Henderson (Britain)
• Royal Decree 56 of 2002
• State Security Law of 1974
• Torture in Bahrain 1990s

Military of Bahrain

Main article: Military of Bahrain

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
    • Ministry of Defence of Bahrain
• Forces
  • Army of Bahrain
  • Navy of Bahrain
  • Air Force of Bahrain
  • Special forces of Bahrain
• Military history of Bahrain
• Military ranks of Bahrain

Local government in Bahrain

History of Bahrain

Main article: History of Bahrain

• 1981 failed coup d'état in Bahrain
• 1990s Uprising in Bahrain
• Arad Fort
• Awal
• Bab Al Bahrain
• Baharna
• Bahrain Independence Day
• Barbar temple
• Charles Belgrave
• Dilmun
• First Oil Well, Bahrain
• Former municipalities of Bahrain
• Forum for the Future (Bahrain 2005)
• Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942)
• Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
• King of Bahrain
• Al Muharraq
• National Action Charter of Bahrain
• National Liberation Front - Bahrain
• Qal'at al-Bahrain
• Qarmatians
• Riffa Fort
• Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)
• Torture in Bahrain
• Torture in Bahrain 1990s

Archaeological sites in Bahrain

• Barbar temple
• Dilmun Burial Mounds
• Qal'at al-Bahrain
• Riffa Fort

Disasters in Bahrain

• 2006 Bahrain ferry disaster

Culture of Bahrain

Main article: Culture of Bahrain

• Architecture of Bahrain
  • List of hospitals in Bahrain
  • Forts in Bahrain
    • Arad Fort
    • Qal'at al-Bahrain
    • Riffa Fort
  • Wind tower
• Cuisine of Bahrain
• Ethnic minorities in Bahrain
• Festivals in Bahrain
• Humor in Bahrain
• Languages of Bahrain
• Media in Bahrain
• Museums in Bahrain
  • Bahrain National Museum
  • Beit Al Qur'an
• National symbols of Bahrain
  • Coat of arms of Bahrain
  • Flag of Bahrain
  • National anthem of Bahrain
• People of Bahrain
• Prostitution in Bahrain
• Public holidays in Bahrain
• Records of Bahrain
• Religion in Bahrain
  • Buddhism in Bahrain
  • Christianity in Bahrain
  • Hinduism in Bahrain
  • Islam in Bahrain
    • Mosques in Bahrain
      • Al Fateh Mosque
      • Khamis Mosque
  • Judaism in Bahrain
  • Sikhism in Bahrain
• Tourism in Bahrain
  • Visitor attractions in Bahrain
    • Arad Fort
    • Bab Al Bahrain
    • Bahrain Grand Prix
    • Barbar temple
    • Dilmun Burial Mounds
    • First Oil Well, Bahrain
    • Qal'at al-Bahrain
    • Riffa Fort
  • World Heritage Sites in Bahrain: 1
    • Qal'at al-Bahrain – was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.

Bahraini people

• List of Bahrainis
• Ali Abdulla Al-Ubaydli
• Mohammed ibn Jassim Al Ghatam
• Ebrahim Eshaq
• Rashid Al Zayani
• Fawzi Kanoo
• Farouk Yousif Almoayyed
• Abdulla Ahmed Nass

Bahraini families

Al Khalifa

• Al Khalifa
• Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
• Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942)
• Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
• Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
• Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah
• Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah
• Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah
• Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah
• Meriam Al-Khalifa
• Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah
• Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)

Al Binali

Al Ghatam

Al Noami

Al Jalahma

Almoayed

Kanoo

Eshaq

Fakhro

Nooruddine

Al Kooheji

Kazerooni

Bahraini people by occupation

Bahraini activists

• Faisal Fulad
• Adel Flaifel

Bahraini actors

Bahraini television actors

• Zainab Al Askari

Bahraini journalists

• Yusuf al-ansari

Bahraini lawyers

• Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
• Fatima Al-Hawaj

Bahraini musicians

• DJ Outlaw

Bahraini singers

Bahraini singers by gender

Bahraini female singers

• Ahlam fatso

Bahraini male singers

• Rashed Al-Majed

Bahraini pirates

• Rahmah bin Jabir al-Jalahimah

Bahraini prisoners and detainees

• Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossary
• Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
• Essa Al Murbati
• Abdulla Majid Al Naimi

Art in Bahrain

• Art in Bahrain
• Cinema of Bahrain
• Literature of Bahrain
  • Bahraini poetry
    • Bahraini poets
      • Ali Al Shargawi
      • Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
      • Ali Al Jallawi
      • Tarafa
      • Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin
• Music of Bahrain
  • Al Ekhwa
  • Ali Bahar
  • Khalid Al-Thawadi
  • Fijiri
  • Sawt
• Television in Bahrain
• Theatre in Bahrain

Sport in Bahrain

Bahraini Clubs

• Al-Ahli
• Al-Najma
• Bahrain Club
• Busaiteen Club
• Manama Club
• Muharraq Club
• Riffa
• Sitra Club

Cricket in Bahrain

• Bahraini cricket team

Football in Bahrain

• Bahrain Football Association
• Bahrain national football team
• Bahraini Premier League

Bahrain Grand Prix

• Bahrain Grand Prix
• 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
• 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix
• 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
• Bahrain International Circuit

Bahrain at the Olympics

• Bahrain at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Bahrain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Bahrain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Bahrain at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Bahrain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Bahraini sportspeople

Bahraini footballers

• Salman Ghuloom
• A'ala Hubail
• Talal Yousef

Bahraini athletes

• Belal Mansoor Ali
• Maryam Yusuf Jamal
• Mushir Salem Jawher (until 2007)
• Yusuf Saad Kamel
• Aadam Ismaeel Khamis
• Rashid Ramzi
• Moustafa Ahmed Shebto
• Tareq Mubarak Taher

Sports venues in Bahrain

• Bahrain International Circuit
• Bahrain National Stadium

Football venues in Bahrain

• Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
• Al Muharraq Stadium
• Bahrain National Stadium
• Madinat 'Isa Stadium

Economy and infrastructure of Bahrain

Main article: Economy of Bahrain

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 96th (ninety-sixth)

• US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
• Agriculture in Bahrain
• Banking in Bahrain
  • National Bank of Bahrain
• Communications in Bahrain
  • Internet in Bahrain
    • .bh
  • Akhbar Al Khaleej
  • Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation
  • Gulf Daily News
  • List of newspapers in Bahrain
  • Batelco
    • Boycott Batelco
  • List of people on stamps of Bahrain
• Companies of Bahrain
• Currency of Bahrain: Dinar
  • ISO 4217: BHD
• Economic history of Bahrain
• Energy in Bahrain
  • Energy in Bahrain
  • Energy policy of Bahrain
  • Oil industry in Bahrain
• Health care in Bahrain
  • List of hospitals in Bahrain
    • Bahrain Royal Medical Services
    • Ibn Al-Nafees Medical Hospital
• Mining in Bahrain
• Bahrain Stock Exchange
• Science and technology in Bahrain==
  • Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research
• Tourism in Bahrain
  • List of visitor attractions in Bahrain
• Water supply and sanitation in Bahrain

Companies of Bahrain

• Al Muntazah
• Bapco Bahrain
• Batelco
• Bahrain Tradanet W.L.L.
• Computer World, Bahrain
• Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company
• Shamil Bank of Bahrain

Banks of Bahrain

• Arab Banking
• Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait
• HSBC Bank Middle East
• Shamil Bank of Bahrain
• Kuwait Finance House

Trade unions of Bahrain

• Bahrain Workers' Union
• General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain

Transport in Bahrain

• Transport in Bahrain
  • Air transport in Bahrain
    • Airports in Bahrain
      • Bahrain International Airport
    • Airlines of Bahrain
      • DHL International
      • Gulf Air
      • Gulf Traveller
  • Rail transport in Bahrain
  • Road system in Bahrain
    • Roads in Bahrain
    • Bridges in Bahrain
      • King Fahd Causeway
      • Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge

Education in Bahrain

• Education in Bahrain
  • Arab Open University
  • University of Bahrain

Schools in Bahrain

• Bahrain Bayan School
• Bahrain School
• St. Christopher's School, Bahrain
• IKNS
• Indian School, Bahrain

See also

• All pages beginning with "Bahrain"
• All pages beginning with "Bahraini"
• All pages with titles containing "Bahrain"
• All pages with titles containing "Bahraini"
• Index of Bahrain-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Bahrain

• Kingdom of Bahrain (eGovernment Portal)
• Bahrain Tourism
• BBC Country profile: Bahrain
• Bahrain entry at The World Factbook
• Lonely Planet Destination Guide
• Bahrain Wiki

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Bahraini culture

• Bahrainona
• Khubz

Languages of Bahrain

• Baharna Arabic
• Gulf Arabic

Geography of Bahrain

• Geography of Bahrain
• Amwaj Islands
• Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah
• Demographics of Bahrain
• Gulf of Bahrain
• Hawar Islands
• Al Hidd
• Hoora
• Juffair
• Ma'ameer
• Al Muharraq
• Sanad, Bahrain
• Umm Al Hassam
• Zallaq

Maps of Bahrain

• Maps of Bahrain

Government of Bahrain

• Nada Haffadh
• Prime Minister of Bahrain

Members of the Cabinet of Bahrain

Prime Ministers of Bahrain

• Prime Minister of Bahrain
• Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah

Bahraini monarchs

• Al Khalifa
• Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah
• Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami
• Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942)
• Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
• Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
• King of Bahrain
• Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi
• Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)

Health in Bahrain

• List of hospitals in Bahrain

Bahraini law

• Constitution of Bahrain
• National Action Charter of Bahrain
• Royal Decree 56 of 2002
• State Security Law of 1974

Military of Bahrain

• Military of Bahrain
• Royal Bahraini Air Force
• Sheik Isa Air Base

Military equipment of Bahrain

Guided missiles of Bahrain

Air-to-air missiles of Bahrain

Bahrain Defense Forces guided missiles

• AIM-120 AMRAAM

Organisations based in Bahrain

• Al Furqan Centre
• Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research
• Boy Scouts of Bahrain
• The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain

Religion in Bahrain

• Al Furqan Centre
• Islam in Bahrain
• Roman Catholicism in Bahrain

Bahraini society

• Baharna
• Bahrain Independence Day
• Boy Scouts of Bahrain
• Demographics of Bahrain
• Huwala

Subdivisions of Bahrain

• Municipalities of Bahrain
• Former municipalities of Bahrain

Governorates of Bahrain

• Governorates of Bahrain
• Al Muharraq Governorate
• Capital Governorate
• Central Governorate
• Northern Governorate
• Southern Governorate

Regions of Bahrain

• Al Gharbiyah Region
• Al Wusta Region (Bahrain)
• Ash Shamaliyah Region