The Bahamas is a Caribbean nation excelling in tourism, financial services, maritime logistics, and marine biodiversity protection through extensive protected areas.
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The Bahamas is a Country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM.
Easy learning about The Bahamas
The capital city of The Bahamas is Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas.
Word: Cays
Meaning: small islands
Basic Information
Capital City: Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas
Population: 403,033 (UN)
Area: 13,940 km² / 8,662 sq mi
People are called: Bahamians
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
31 districts
- Acklins Islands
- Berry Islands
- Bimini
- Black Point
- Cat Island
- Central Abaco
- Central Andros
- Central Eleuthera
- City of Freeport
- Crooked Island and Long Cay
- East Grand Bahama
- Exuma
- Grand Cay
- Harbour Island
- Hope Town
- Inagua
- Long Island
- Mangrove Cay
- Mayaguana
- Moore's Island
- North Abaco
- North Andros
- North Eleuthera
- Ragged Island
- Rum Cay
- San Salvador
- South Abaco
- South Andros
- South Eleuthera
- Spanish Wells
- West Grand Bahama
Geography
Geographical Subregion: Caribbean
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
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
TLD: .bs
Calling Code: +-241
MapGeo Name: Bahamas
MapGeo Code: BS