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 | State of Bahrain |
| Location: | Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
| Area: | 620 sq km |
| Climate: | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| Terrain: | mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment |
| Population: | 634,137 |
| Religions: | Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% |
| Languages: | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
| Capital: | Manama |
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