| Country (long form) |
Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| Capital |
Nassau |
| Total Area |
5,382.26 sq mi
13,940.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Connecticut) |
| Population |
294,982(July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
318,301 |
| Languages |
English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
| Literacy |
98.2% total, 98.5% male, 98% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% |
| Life Expectancy |
68.25 male, 73.94 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Bahamian dollar (B$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$20,000 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, banking, cement, oil refining and transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe |
| Agriculture |
citrus, vegetables; poultry |
| Arable Land |
1% |
| Natural Resources |
salt, aragonite, timber |
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