Kingdom of Bahrain مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
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Location of  Bahrain  (green) in the Middle East  (grey)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Manama 26°13′N 50°35′E / 26.217°N 50.583°E / 26.217; 50.583
Official languages	Arabic, English
Demonym(s)	Bahraini
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• King	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Crown Prince	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister	Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Legislature	National Assembly of Bahrain
Independence
• From Persia	1783
• Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom	15 August 1971
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (185th)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• 2010 estimate	1,234,571 (155th)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (7th)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$30.963 billion
• Per capita	$27,433
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$26.484 billion
• Per capita	$23,465
HDI (2011)	0.806 very high · 42nd
Currency	Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Driving side	Right
Calling code	973
ISO 3166 code	BH
Internet TLD	.bh

Bahrain (officially called Kingdom of Bahrain) is an island country in the Arabian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway, and Qatar is to the south across the Persian Gulf. The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge, not yet built, will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed bridge in the world. Qatar and Bahrain's flag is the same design but not the same colors because Qatar is white and maroon and Bahrain is white and red.