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Bahamas

Introduction

Capital: Nassau

Population

Total Population: 310,426
Annual Growth Rate: 1.2%
Density: 34 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 83.7%
Ethnic Origins: Black 85%, White 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%.
Official Language: English
Other Languages Spoken: Creole (spoken by Haitian immigrants)
Business Language: English
Religion: Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, Other Christian 15.2%, None or unspecified 2.9%, Others 0.8%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Nassau

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency:
Bahamian Dollar (BSD)


Country Overview

Area: 13,880 km²
Type of State: Democratic Republic. Member of the Commonwealth.
Type of Economy: High-income economy based on tourism and the offshore banking sector.
HDI*: 0.854/1
HDI (World Rank): 49th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


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29°

Low: 27°  |  High: 32°

Humidity: 84%  |  Wind: 29 km/h
Sunrise: 6:53 am  |  Sunset: 7:20 pm

Nassau, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From The Bahamas, Dial 011
To Make a Call to The Bahamas, Dial +242 
Internet Suffix: .bs
Telephone Lines: 39.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 42.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20052006200720082009
Imports of Goods (millions USD) 2,3122,7272,9563,1992,525
Exports of Goods (millions USD) 549694802956730
Imports of Services (millions USD) 1,2091,5101,5021,306-
Exports of Services (millions USD) 2,4602,4032,5662,503-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization

 

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