Our Bahrain Travel Guide

The dinar is the currency of Bahrain. It is divided into 1000 fils. The Bahraini dinar is abbreviated د.ب or BD. It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils. The name dinar derives from the Roman denarius.

Arabic is the official language of Bahrain. English is widely used, however, and is a compulsory second language at all schools. Persian is also common, although it is spoken mostly in the home. A number of other languages are spoken among expatriates in Bahrain, including Urdu, Hindi, and Tagalog.

Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 15°C to 38°C and is rarely below 12°C or above 41°C. Be sure to pack your sun cream.

For Bahrain the associated plug type is G, which is the plug that has three rectangular pins in a triangular pattern. Bahrain operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.

The current population of Bahrain is 1,809,871 as of Wednesday, May 4, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.

Long before Abu Dhabi became a hotspot for mega Formula One races such as the Grand Prix, hosting such as race in the region was literally unheard up. Until 2004, that is. In 2004 Bahrain hosted the first-ever Grand Prix in the Middle East and put the region on the map in terms of large sporting events.