 Bahamas
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
24 15 N, 76 00 W |
| Area |
total: 13,940 sq km land: 10,070 sq km water: 3,870 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream |
| Terrain |
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills |
| Population |
305,655 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals |
| Exports |
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables |
| Hazards |
hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage |
| Resources |
salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
| Geography |
strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited |
| Nationality |
noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian |
| Capital |
name: Nassau geographic coordinates: 25 05 N, 77 21 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November |
| Internet Country Code |
.bs |
| Internet Users |
93,000 (2005) |
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