Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al-Bakharin

Last modified: 2002-06-14 by ivan sache
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Flag adopted 14 Feburary 2002
Proportion: 3:5
Description: Red flag with a white stripe at host limited by a serration (i.e. a zigzag) made of five white triangles.
Use: on land, national, civil and war flag, at sea, national, civil and war ensign.

Colour approximate specifications (as given in Album des Pavillons [pay00]):

• Red: Pantone 186 c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M 90 - Y 80 - K 5

On this page:

• Political change in Bahrain (February 2002)
• Royal Decree on the flag
  • Construction sheet of the national flag
• Royal standard
  • Construction sheet of the Royal standard

See also:

• Bahrain: Index of all related pages

Political change in Bahrain (February 2002)

On14 February 2002, the Emir of Bahrain declared his country a Kingdom and himself a King. According to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, state symbols will be defined by the special laws.

Jan Zrzavy, 15 February 2002

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph the ruler of Bahrain declared himself a constitutional monarch because, "We are keen to resume democratic life as soon as possible ..." In October it is planned to hold a general election for the first time since 1975.

David Prothero, 16 February 2002

Royal Decree on the flag

Manama, 2002 February 16 (BNA)

HM the King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued Decree by law No. (4) for 2002, which included the following articles:

• Article 1: The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall take a rectangular shape, and shall be divided into two main sections; the first in red, and the other in white color.
• Article II: HM the King shall have his own flag, for which a royal order shall be issued to determine its shape, measures, and places.
• Article III: The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall be hoisted on the Royal Court, Palaces, governmental buildings, public establishments, embassies, Bahraini bureaus abroad, and Bahraini ships.
• Article IV: Each non-Bahraini ship entering the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall hoist the Flag of the Kingdom, and shall keep the flag hoisted till it departs from the territorial waters of the Kingdom.
• Article V: The Flag shall be hoisted on governmental buildings, public institutions during public holidays and occasions from sun-rise to sun-set.
• Article VI: The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall not