ADMINISTRATIVE / COMMERCIAL CAPITAL: Manama

GEOGRAPHY

Bahrain consists a chain of 33 islands in the Persian Gulf situated in the east of Saudi Arabia. The largest island is the Bahrain island whch accounts for 83% of the country.

DEMOGRAPHY

A population of close to 1.2 Million. Muslims account for about 81.2% of the population.

CLIMATE

Bahrain has extremely hot summer and a relatively mild winter. The average temperature could exceed 40 °C during the months of summer. During winter the temperature range between 10 and 20 °C.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Arabic is the official language. English is widely used as well.

LOCAL TIME

GMT+3 hrs throughout the year

BUSINESS HOURS

Government: 7 AM to 2 PM
General: 8 AM to 6 PM
(Sunday to Thursday are the working days of the week. Friday & Saturday are considered as weekends)

HOLIDAYS

National Day: December 16th
New Year's Day: January 1st

Muslim Festivals (Based on the lunar calandar):
Id-ul-Fitr
Id-ul-Adha
Milad-un-Nabi
Islamic New Year

CURRENCY

Bahraini Dinar

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Police/ Emergencies: 999
Medical: 998
Fire: 997