Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Bahrain
- +973
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900
What every visitor should know about Bahrain:
- Money
- The currency is the Bahraini dinar (BHD). 1 BHD is worth about US$2.66, or €1.88.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Manama
- Tap water
- Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.
Bahrain facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 727,785
- Language
- Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
- Ethnicity
- Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6%
Economy
- GDP
- US$37,200 (per capita)