The United Kingdom recognizes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain" id="mwARk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>'s independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bahrain)" id="mwARo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Independence Day (Bahrain)">National Day</a>.