Located in the middle of the Persian Gulf, there sits a large archipelago of islands known as Bahrain. Bahrain, which means “two seas”, is made up of a total of thirty islands, and has the population of a medium to large sized city.
With a name meaning 'Two Seas' it is little wonder that Bahrain, an archipelago of 33 islands in the Gulf, defines itself in relation to the water that surrounds its shallow shores.
Officially name: Kingdom of Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Largest city: Manama
Official language: Arabic
Government: Constitutional monarchy