| The Bahamas-at-a-Glance |
| Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba |
| Government Type:
constitutional parliamentary democracy |
| Capital: Nassau |
| Polulation:
69,108 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic
group : black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3% |
| Religions:
Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census) |
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Languages: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
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| Natual
resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
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Source:
CIA Factbook 2007
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