The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Middle East
Country name Bahrain, in 35 editions.
The entry for Bahrain published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
State of Bahrain
State of Bahrain
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- State of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
conventional long form:
State of Bahrain
conventional short form:
Bahrain
local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form:
Al Bahrayn
The entry for Bahrain did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- State of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- State of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
conventional long form: State of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
- conventional long form :
- State of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
conventional long form: form : State of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- State of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
conventional long form : form: State of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
- conventional long form:
- State of Bahrain conventional short form: Bahrain local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn local short form: Al Bahrayn former: Dilmun
conventional long form: State of Bahrain
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
conventional long form: State Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun
conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form:
Bahrain
local long form:
Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form:
Al Bahrayn
former:
Dilmun
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun, State of Bahrain
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form:
Bahrain
local long form:
Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form:
Al Bahrayn
former:Dilmun Dilmun, State of Bahrain
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun, State of Bahrain
- etymology:
- the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
etymology: the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun,
- Tylos,
- Awal,
- Mishmahig,
- Bahrayn,
- State of Bahrain
- etymology:
- the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago
conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun, Tylos, Awal, Mishmahig, Bahrayn, State of Bahrain
etymology: the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- conventional short form:
- Bahrain
- local long form:
- Mamlakat al Bahrayn
- local short form:
- Al Bahrayn
- former:
- Dilmun,
- Tylos,
- Awal,
- Mishmahig,
- Bahrayn,
- State of Bahrain
- etymology:
- the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies on each side of the archipelago
conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun, Tylos, Awal, Mishmahig, Bahrayn, State of Bahrain
etymology: the name means "the two seas" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding on each side of the archipelago
No edition has those words. Try a shorter word.
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Bahrain: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahrain/country-name.