Bahrain

Key facts

Land borders

Bahrain shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Bahrain in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Bahrain is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Bahrain, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
• Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177