Flag of Bahrain
What the flag means
- Red and white — common to Persian Gulf states
- Five white serrations — the five pillars of Islam
Design set by: مرسوم بقانون رقم (4) لسنة 2002 بشأن علم مملكة البحرين، مادة (1) · Adopted 2002
Highlights
- 🏙️ Manama's modern cityscape
- 🌳 A 4,000-year Tree of Life
- 🏎️ Host of the F1 Bahrain GP
- 🦪 A long pearl-diving history
- 🕌 Gulf Arabian Islamic culture
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Status
- Sovereign state
- Population
- 1,600,366 people (2025)
- Area
- 765 km²
- Capital
- Manama
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar (BHD)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Red & white
Data Sources
- What the flag means: مرسوم بقانون رقم (4) لسنة 2002 بشأن علم مملكة البحرين، مادة (1)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs