The State of Bahrain is group of about 35 islands in the Persian Gulf. It is linked to Saudi Arabia by a causeway.

National Day of Bahrain, December 16. Independence Day.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Leilat al-Meiraj, first day of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, first day of Muharram, Ashoura, Mouloud, National Day.

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is a nation of about 700 islands stretching from Florida to Cuba and Haiti. Over half of the population live on the island of New Providence. The official language is English. See also Caribbean.

Independence Day, July 10. Anniversary of the proclamation of sovereignty in 1973.
Fox Hill Day, second Tuesday in August (Aug 10, 2004). Celebrates the abolition of slavery, and takes place in the area of Fox Hill, about five miles from Nassau, New Providence.
Emancipation Day, first Monday in August (Aug 2, 2004). Commorates the emancipation of British slaves in 1834.
Labour Day, first Friday in June (Jun 4, 2004).

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Labour Day, Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Columbus Day, Christmas.

The Republic of Austria is a German speaking country in central Europe.

Republic Day, November 12. Austria declared itself a republic on this day in 1918.
National Day, May 15. Anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty, signed in 1955.
National Holiday of Austria, October 26. Commemorates the day in 1955 when the Soviet Union ended its occupation, and a constitutional law of perpetual Austrian neutrality was inacted.
Second Republic Day, April 27. Commemorates the anniversary of the establishment of the Second Republic of Austria in 1945.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Easter Monday, Labor Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, Assumption, National Holiday (Oct. 26), All Saints’ Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas, and Saint Stephen’s Day.

A dependency of The Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Lenten Carnival, Aruba Flag Day (Mar 18), Easter, Queen’s Day, Labor Day (May 1), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Christmas.

The Republic of Armenia, located north-east of Turkey, is one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics.

Martyrs’ Day, April 24. This day is in memory of the Armenians slaughtered by the Turks in 1915 and 1916.
Republic Day, May 28. Anniversary of the Declaration of First Armenian Republic in 1918.

Public holidays Christmas (Jan 6), Easter (Orthodox), Martyrs’ Day, Republic Day.

The Argentine Republic lies east of the Andes in South America.

Anniversary of General San Martin, August 17. Honors the liberator of Argentina.
Independence Day, July 9. Anniversary of the declaration of independence from Spain in 1816.
Revolution of May, May 25. Commemorates the establishment of an autonomous government resulting from the revolution on this day in 1810. Known in Argentina as Revolución de Mayo.
San Martín Day, August 17. Memorializes the death of José Francisco de San Martín on this day in 1850.
Malvinas Day, April 2. Commemorates the intent of recovery of the Malvinas Islands.
Flag Day, June 20.
Race Day.
Bank Holiday, November 6. Columbus Day.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Carnival [shrove tuesday?], Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Labor Day, Revolution of May, Corpus Christi, Flag Day, Independence Day, Assumption, Death of General San Martin, Columbus Day, All Saints’ Day, Bank Holiday, Immaculate Conception, and Christmas.

This country is made up of two islands in the West Indies. English is the official language.

Independence Day, November 1. Independent since November 1, 1981. This was in spite of opposition in Barbuda to becoming independent as part of Antigua.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (near May 1), Whit Monday, CARICOM day, Carnival, Independence Day, Christmas (Dec 25-26).

The northernmost of the Leeward Islands. This is a British Dependent Territory.

Anguilla Day, June 1.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Whit Monday, Anguilla Day, Queen’s Official Birthday, August Monday, August Thursday, Constitution Day, Separation Day, Christmas.

The Republic of Angola is located on Africa’s west coast.

National Holiday, February 4. Anniversary of the outbreak of the armed struggle against portuguese colonialism.
MPLA Foundation Day, December 10. The controlling MPLA-Labor party was formed on December 10, 1977.
National Hero’s Day, September 17. Birthday of Dr. Agostinho Neto.
Independence Day, November 11. Independent since November 11, 1975.
Victory Day, March 27.
Pioneers’ Day, December 1.
Family Day, December 25.
Youth Day, April 14.
Workers’ Day, May 1. Labor Day.
Armed Forces Day, August 1.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, National Holiday, Victory Day, Workers’ Day, National Hero’s Day, Independence Day, MPLA Foundation Day, and Family Day (Dec 25). In addition there are several holidays which are not officially recognized, yet are generally treated as public holidays. These are Youth Day, Armed Forces Day, and Pioneers’ Day.

The Valleys of Andorra are in the eastern Pyrenees, between France and Spain. Each parish holds an annual festival lasting for three days in the summer.

National Feast Day, September 8.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, National Feast Day, Christmas (Dec 25-26).