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 Bahrain 
 Main prefix
 A9 
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 Time zone
 +3 h 
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 ITU zone
 39 
 CQ zone
 21 
 
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Red with a white serrated band (eight white points) on the hoist side.
 
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 Bahrain 
 Capital: 
Manama
 Administrative
 divisions: 
4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, and Shamaliyah (Northern).
Each governorate administered by an appointed governor.
 Population: 
708,573 (July 2007 est.)
includes 235,108 non-nationals
 Languages: 
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
26° 00' N, 50° 33' E
 Area total: 
665 sq. km
 Land area: 
665 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
161 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Persian Gulf 0 m - Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.bh
 Currency: 
Bahraini dinar (BHD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Kingdom of Bahrain
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Bahrain
 Name - local
 long form: 
Mamlakat al Bahrayn
 Name - local
 short form: 
Al Bahrayn
 Former name: 
Dilmun
 Independence: 
15 August 1971 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
adopted late December 2000, Bahrani voters approved on 13-14 February 2001 a referendum on legislative changes (revised constitution calls for a partially elected legislature, a constitutional monarchy, and an independent judiciary)
 Government
 type: 
constitutional hereditary monarchy
 National
 holiday: 
National Day, 16 December (1971)
15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection
 
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