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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Bahamas, The 
 Main prefix
 C6 
 Time zone
 -5 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 
          Bahamas, The          
 
 Bahamas, The 

 Bahamas, The - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Bahamas, The          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side.
 
          Bahamas, The          
 
 Bahamas, The 
 Capital: 
Nassau
 Administrative
 divisions: 
33 districts: Acklins, Berry Islands, Bimini, Black Point, Cat Island, Central Abaco, Central Andros, Central Eleuthera, City of Freeport, Crooked Islands, East Grand Bahama, Exuma, Grand Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, Hope Town, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Mangrove Cay, Mayaguana, Moore's Island, New Providence, North Abaco, North Andros, North Eleuthera, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, South Abaco, South Andros, South Eleuthera, Spanish Wells and West Grand Bahama.
 Population: 
305,655 (July 2007 est.)
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS, this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
 Languages: 
English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
24° 15' N, 76° 00' W
 Area total: 
13,940 sq. km
 Land area: 
10,070 sq. km
 Water area: 
3,870 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
3,542 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.bs
 Currency: 
Bahamian dollar (BSD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
The Bahamas
 Independence: 
10 July 1973 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
10 July 1973
 Government
 type: 
constitutional parliamentary democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 10 July (1973)
 
          Bahamas, The          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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