Bahamas
Position: Caribbean Sea
Position: Caribbean Sea
| International name: | Bahamas |
| Local name: | The Bahamas |
| AREA ................................................ | 13.940 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 299.697 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 21,5 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Nassau |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Bahamian dollar (BSD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 17843 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,587 (48th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Alvernia, Cat Island 63 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 10 July 1973 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .bs |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +1242 |
Caribbean Sea country
| Nassau | 22/11/2024 | 12:06 | ( GMT-5 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook