Bahamas, The

Introduction

Background

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Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 160

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 176; female 175; male 177

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 133

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 88

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 132

Death rate

comparison ranking: 175

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 34

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 75

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 138

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 104

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 209

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 21

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 29

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 123

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 161

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Air pollutants

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Legislative branch - lower chamber

Legislative branch - upper chamber

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag description

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National coat of arms

National anthem(s)

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 160

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 106

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 63

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 10

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 15; industry 190; agriculture 188

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 3

Labor force

comparison ranking: 174

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 139

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 64

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 32

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 83

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 132

Exports

comparison ranking: 129

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 139

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 122

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 15; consumption 149; installed generating capacity 148

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 150

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 45

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 135

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 177

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 136

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 86

Heliports

comparison ranking: 77

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 19

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