Rachel-Conor

Bahamas Rachel and Conor


 * Geography ||  ||
 * Locaton || chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba ||
 * Geographic coordinates || 24 15 N, 76 00 W ||
 * Continent || Central America ||
 * Area || 13,880 sq km ||
 * Area comparison || slightly smaller than Connecticut ||
 * Border countries || none ||
 * Climate || tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream ||
 * Terrain || long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills ||
 * Natural resources || salt, aragonite, timber, arable land ||
 * Natural hazards || hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage ||

15-64 years: 69.2% (male 106,882/female 110,081) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 7,578/female 12,222) (2011 est.) || country comparison to the world: [The&countryCode=bf&regionCode=cam&rank=138#bf|138] male: 69.04 years female: 73.91 years (2012 est.) || adjective: Bahamian ||
 * People ||  ||
 * Total Population || 316,182 (July 2012 est.) ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 38,834/female 37,715)
 * Life Expectancy || total population: 71.44 years
 * Nationality || noun: Bahamian(s)
 * Religions || Protestant 67.6% (Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%), Roman Catholic 13.5%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census) ||
 * Languages || English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) ||
 * Literacy || age 15 and over can read and write ||


 * Government ||  ||
 * Country Name || Commonwealth of The Bahamas ||
 * Government type || constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm ||
 * Capital || Nassau ||
 * Chief of State/Head of Government || Prime Minister(: ||

industry: 5% tourism: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">50% other services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">40% (2005 est.) ||
 * Economy ||  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">5%
 * Agriculture || citrus, vegetables; poultry ||
 * Industry || tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe ||
 * Exported Commodities || mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables ||
 * Imported Commodities || machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals ||
 * Currency || Bahamian Dollar ||

country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data">[The&countryCode=bf&regionCode=cam&rank=168#bf|168] ||
 * Communication ||  ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || 129,300 (2010) country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data">[The&countryCode=bf&regionCode=cam&rank=142#bf|142] ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 428,400 (2010)

2,438 to 3,047 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">3 1,524 to 2,437 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">13 914 to 1,523 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">5 (2010) ||
 * Transportation ||  ||
 * Airports || 62 (2010) country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data">[The&countryCode=bf&regionCode=cam&rank=78#bf|78] ||
 * Paved Airports || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">23 over 3,047 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">2
 * Roadways || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">2,717 km ||
 * Roadways Compared to the World || country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data">[The&countryCode=bf&regionCode=cam&rank=169#bf|169]  ||

Information ||  ||
 * Miscellaneous


 * Sources ||  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html ||
 * || atsnotes.com ||
 * || motherskitchen.blogspot.com ||