BAHRAIN

State of Bahrain Dawlat al-Bahrayn CAPITAL: Manama (Al-Manamah) FLAG: Red with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side. ANTHEM: Music without words. MONETARY UNIT: The Bahrain dinar (BD) is divided into 1,000 fils. There are coins of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 fils and notes of 500 fils and 1, 5, 10, and 20 dinars. BD1 = $2.6596 (or $1 = BD0.376) as of January 2003. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is used; local measures also are used. HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, 1 January; National Day, 16 December. Movable Muslim religious holidays include Hijra (Muslim New Year), ‘Ashura, Prophet’s Birthday, ‘Id al-Fitr, and ‘Id al-‘Adha’. TIME: 3 PM = noon GMT