Bahrain
Island Arab state
Bahrain is a small island nation in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
An archipelago of about thirty islands, it serves as a financial hub for the region and hosts a U.S. naval base.
Bahrain was the first Gulf state to discover oil.
Bahraini capital city
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- GCCGNU's compiler suite
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
monarchy · dinar · Sunni · Shia · Persian Gulf · naval base · oil · banking
Chain of scattered islands
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- causewayRaised road over water
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coastlineLand-water boundary
maritime · sandbar · lagoon · bay · inlet · strait · shallow · coral
Financial institution transactions
- offshoreAway from land
- Islamic financeSharia-compliant monetary practices
- wealth managementOverseeing affluent clients' finances
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
financial hub · petrodollars · affluent · prosperous · aluminum · free trade · business · stock exchange
2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- 2011Calendar designation, twenty-tens
authoritarianism · sectarian · demonstrations · opposition · martial law · human rights · dissent · reform
Entering water deliberately
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- dhowsArab trading vessels
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
mother-of-pearl · harvesting · sailors · lustrous · tradition · natural pearls · jewelry · mollusks
Tiny European nation
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- MaltaMediterranean island country
- LuxembourgEuropean grand duchy
- BruneiSoutheast Asian sultanate
Andorra · Liechtenstein · Maldives · small nation · city-state · compact · densely populated · tiny
Manama
Bahraini capital city
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- GCCGNU's compiler suite
Middle East · monarchy · dinar · Sunni · Shia · Persian Gulf · naval base · oil · banking · Formula One
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- causewayRaised road over water
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
coastline · maritime · sandbar · lagoon · bay · inlet · strait · shallow · coral · reclamation
banking
Financial institution transactions
- offshoreAway from land
- Islamic financeSharia-compliant monetary practices
- wealth managementOverseeing affluent clients' finances
investment · financial hub · petrodollars · affluent · prosperous · aluminum · free trade · business · stock exchange
Arab Spring
2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
2011 · authoritarianism · sectarian · demonstrations · opposition · martial law · human rights · dissent · reform · detention
diving
Entering water deliberately
heritage · mother-of-pearl · harvesting · sailors · lustrous · tradition · natural pearls · jewelry · mollusks · marine
Monaco
Tiny European nation
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- MaltaMediterranean island country
- LuxembourgEuropean grand duchy
Brunei · Andorra · Liechtenstein · Maldives · small nation · city-state · compact · densely populated · tiny · sovereign