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Bahamas

General Information about Bahamas

The Bahamas is an island nation made up of over 2,500 cays and 700 islands. The Bahamas are located in the Carribean and belong to North America. The Bahamas have a total estimated population of around 320,000 people. About 7,680 people live on The Bahamas largest island Andros Island. English is the official language spoken throughout the country but some Haitian immigrants speak Creole. Baptist, Roman Catholic, Anglican and other branches of Christianity are the most commonly followed religions of the Bahamian people.

Andros Island is the least explored island in the Bahamas but still attracts many visitors due to it's magnificent reef which is known to Bahamians as the Big Yard. This is the world's third largest barrier reef.
Nassau is The Bahamas capital city and is located on the northeastern coastline of the New Providence Island. Around 70% of the Bahamas total population live here, which in the 16 and 1700's was a popular stop for pirates such as Blackbeard. Nassau has the Pirates of Nassau museum, a popular place to visit and get a feel of old time pirate life.

Climate

Find Out About The Climate Of The Bahamas

The Bahamas enjoy a subtropical to tropical climate with warm conditions all year round. The conditions of the Bahamas are tempered by the trade winds that blow in from the south east in the summer months and the norht east in the winter. Average temperatures during the summer months sit around 32 degrees with the winter months averaging between 21 and27 degrees. If your planning on visiting between July and November then care should be taken as this is hurricane season. Most of the rainfall occurs during summer with an annual average of 44 inches.

Geography

Geographical Information On The Bahamas

Officially known as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Bahamas can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and is an archipelago with an area of over 13,940 square kilometres which includes 3,870 square kilometres of water. Just south east of Florida and northeast of Cuba, the Bahamas is home to many beautiful flat coral formations as well as some low rounded hills. Known as the gateway to the Bahamas is the island of Bimini which means Mother of Many Waters and Mini.The highest point of the Bahamas is known as Mount Alvernia and rises to just over 63 metres. Mount Alvernia can be found on Cat Island which is set in the centre of the Bahamas. On top of Mount Alvernia is a monastery known as The Hermitage which was built by the John Hawes who also named the mountain. The lowest point of the Bahamas is the Atlantic Ocean at sea level.

Economy

Learn About The Economy Of The Bahamas

The Bahamas has a very strong economy which is mainly supported by the tourism industry as well as offshore banking. The tourism industry accounts for more than half the the islands national GDP and has also assisted in the boom of construction of many new hotels and resorts. Most of the population are employed in the tourism industry followed closely by the service industry. The agricultural industry is rather low and employs just five percent of the population. The main industy trades are tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, and spiral-welded steel pipe. The Bahamas mainly exports mineral products and salf, animal products, rum, chemicals as well as fruit and vegetables. The official currency of the Bahamas is the Bahamian Dollar.

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