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Bahamas Map

Latitude: 17.5639 Longtitude: -72.18623

Location:
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba

Border Countries:


Terrain:
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

Geography:
strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited

Capital:
Nassau

About Bahamas
Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

Population:
307451

Language:
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

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%, other 0.8% (2000 census)

Phone Service:
modern facilities

Currency:
Bahamian dollar (BSD)

Climate:
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Natural Hazards:
hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage