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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

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Bloc alignment

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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

United Nations (1971)Arab League (1971)Gulf Cooperation Council (1981)Organisation of Islamic CooperationNon-Aligned Movement

Society & economy

Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.

GDP (nominal)

$44.0B

GDP per capita

$29,610

Currency

Bahraini Dinar (BHD)

HDI

0.88

07 — News

In the news

Stories surfacing across Bahrain’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.

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