Bahrain

STATUS: Independent Arabic island nation.

FORMERLY: Independent nation since 1962, formerly a British Protectorate

PRONOUNCED: bah RAIN

CAPITAL: Manama

WORLD LOCATION: Arabian Peninsula

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1946

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  Approx. 100,000

GRAPHICS USED:  Royal staff vehicles are red and white, either hand painted or die cut plexiglass, with a fancy "zigzag" pattern, similar to that used on the national flag.

PLATES ARE: Officially issued, but some variation in plate dimensions are known.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: BRN   ISO: BH

CARS DRIVE ON: Right (since 1967)

Header plate photo from the Potylo-Glanzmann collection (Switzerland)

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