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Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Hosts 2 foreign bases: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 12/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.4 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 2.5
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 14 (list of 2026.10.02), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Manama
- Population
- 1,594,654 inh.
- Area
- 765 km²
- Currency
- BHD
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Hamed ben Issa al-Khalifa
Head of Government
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Parliament
Conseil consultatif du Bahreïn
40 seats
Chair Ali Saleh Al-Saleh
Conseil des représentants
40 seats
Chair Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musalam
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
49 G$
GDP / capita
30,597 $
Growth
3.5 %
Inflation
-0.1 %
Unemployment
1.1 %
Debt / GDP
111.6 %
Defense / GDP
2.9 %
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
UK Naval Support Facility Bahrain
United Kingdom · Mina Salman, Manama
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2
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.14/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
12/100
Corruption (CPI)
50/100
Press freedom (RSF)
25/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#70
Annual budget
1.5 Md$
Defense effort
3.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
33 Md$
Imports
20 Md$
Balance
13 Md$
Top exports
- 36% Pétrole raffiné
- 22% Aluminium
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole brut
Export partners
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Émirats arabes unis
23%
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Arabie saoudite
13%
Import partners
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Chine
12%
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Émirats arabes unis
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
50%
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GBR
53%
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FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
47%
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CHN
67%
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ISR
31%
Abstention: 21%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.899/1
Refugees hosted
240
Refugees originating
267
National anthem
Bahrainouna
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Arab League
- OIC
- GCC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,376 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,331, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)