Commonwealth of Bahamas

Capital: Nassau              HDI: 0.790 (55th)

Language: English

GDP (PPP): $11.055 billion

Currency: Bahamian Dollar

Population: 321,834

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an archipelagic state of the Lucayan Archipelago consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean; north of Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic; northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation of “The Bahamas” can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973, retaining Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch. In terms of gross domestic product per capita, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada). Its economy is based on tourism and finance.

Map

RESEARCH

    JOBS

    Post a Resume                                                           Post a Job

    NETWORKING

    Connect With Others

    Bahamas Forums

    This forum is empty.

    Oh bother! No topics were found here!

    You must be logged in to create new topics.

    Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Service |  Rules Help  | ©2016 LinkGlobalBiz 

    Log in with your credentials

    or    

    Forgot your details?

    Create Account