Bahrain.
Kingdom of Bahrain
Member of Arab League, NAM, GCC.
Population
1.5M
GDP (nominal)
$44.0B
GDP / capita
$29,610
Capital
Manama
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
2.5 / 10
UN voting record
How Bahrain votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Bahrain's foreign policy is closely aligned with Saudi Arabia and the broader GCC, particularly on containing Iranian influence in the region. Its hosting of the U.S. Fifth Fleet underscores its strategic value to Western security interests in the Gulf. Bahrain has pursued normalization with Israel and actively participates in counterterrorism coalitions.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$44.0B
GDP per capita
$29,610
Currency
Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
HDI
0.88
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Bahrain’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.