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Capital Bahamas : |
Nassau .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Bahamas :
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| Climate Bahamas :
| tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream .
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| Life expectancy Bahamas :
| 65.63 years .
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| Fertility rate Bahamas :
| 2.23 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Bahamas :
| constitutional parliamentary democracy .
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| Population Bahamas :
| 299 697.
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| Area Total Bahamas :
| 13,940 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Bahamas :
| 131,700 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Bahamas :
| 121,800 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Bahamas :
| 1-242.
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| Sex ratio total Bahamas :
| 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Bahamas ratio under 15 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bahamas ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bahamas ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Bahamas :
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| HIV Bahamas :
| 3% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Bahamas :
| NA |
| Literacy Bahamas :
| 95,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Bahamas :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Bahamas :
| NA |
| Inflation Bahamas :
| 1.7% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Bahamas :
| 6.9% (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Bahamas :
| 84,000 (2003) |
| Location Bahamas :
| Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba |
| Geographic Coordinates Bahamas :
| 24 15 N, 76 00 W |
| Religion Bahamas :
| Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% |
| Administrative region Bahamas :
| 21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum Cay |
| Terrain Bahamas :
| long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills |
| Elevation extremes lowest Bahamas :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Bahamas :
| Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m |
| Natural resources Bahamas :
| salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
| Land use arable land Bahamas :
| 0,80% |
| Land use permanentcrops Bahamas :
| 0,40% |
| Irrigated land Bahamas :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Bahamas :
| hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage |
| Environment current issues Bahamas :
| coral reef decay; solid waste disposal |
| Geography note Bahamas :
| strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited |
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