- Capital: Manama
- Population: 1,569,439
- Surface Area: 778 km2
- Currency: Bahraini dinars (1 EUR=0.4266 BHD)
- Religion: Mostly Islam
- Belongs to: ACD, Arab League, GCC, IMF, UN
- Capital: Damascus
- Population: 16,906,283
- Surface Area: 185,180 km2
- Currency: Syrian pounds
- Religion: Mostly Islam
- Belongs to: Arab League, IMF, UN