The Bahamas spreads some 700 islands across the Atlantic, only around thirty of them inhabited. Dean's Blue Hole is among the deepest known underwater sinkholes.
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Easy learning about The Bahamas
The capital city of The Bahamas is Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas.
Word: Cays
Meaning: small islands
Administrative Divisions
29 districts and 1 division.
Districts:
- Acklins
- Berry Islands
- Bimini
- Black Point
- Cat Island
- Central Abaco
- Central Andros
- Central Eleuthera
- Crooked Island
- East Grand Bahama
- Exuma
- Freeport
- Harbour Island
- Inagua
- Long Island
- Mangrove Cay
- Mayaguana
- Moore's Island
- North Abaco
- North Andros
- North Eleuthera
- Ragged Island
- Rum Cay
- San Salvador Island
- South Abaco
- South Andros
- South Eleuthera
- Spanish Wells
- West Grand Bahama
Division:
- BS-X01
Administrative divisions of The Bahamas map
The Bahamas is a Country of Lucayan Archipelago on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of CARICOM.
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
-5 m (-16 ft), 5 m (16 ft), 10 m (33 ft), 25 m (82 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 100 m (328 ft), Max altitude 101 m (331 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in The Bahamas
Height from south to north in The Bahamas
1North Atlantic Ocean0 m
Population of The Bahamas, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas
Population: 403,033 (World Bank)
Area: 13,878 km² / 5,358 sq mi
People from The Bahamas are called: Bahamians
Geography
Latitude: 26.402° N
Longitude: 77.147° W
Geographical Subregion: Caribbean
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Alvernia (63 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Climate
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Human Development
HDI Rank: 66 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.82
Mean Years of Schooling: 12.8
Expected Years of Schooling: 11.9
Life Expectancy at Birth: 74.6 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Protestant includes Baptist, Anglican, PentecostalSeventh Day Adventist, Methodist, Church of God, Brethren, other Protestant
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
CARICOM - since 1983
Technical Information
Official website: bahamas.gov.bs
TLD: .bs
Calling Code: +-241
MapGeo Name: Bahamas
MapGeo Code: BS