The Bahamas

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:

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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

0 m (0 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), above 150 m (492 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)

Basic Information

Capital City: Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas

Population: 403,033 (UN)

Area: 13,940 km² / 8,662 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

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 21 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 158

Climate

tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Economy

GDP per Capita: $40,005 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 32

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: BSD

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