Bahamas

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The Bahamas is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, known for its tropical climate, coral-based archipelago, and status as a popular tourist and offshore financial center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelagic state
island country
sovereign state
archipelagoType coral-based archipelago
borderType maritime borders only
callingCode +1-242
capital Nassau
climate tropical
conventionalLongName Bahamas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
country Bahamas self-link
currency Bahamian dollar
currencyCode BSD
demonym Bahamian
drivesOn left
drivingSide left-hand traffic
economyCharacteristic offshore financial center
tourism-based economy
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Bahamas
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
independenceDate 1973-07-10
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internationalOrganizationMembership International Monetary Fund
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
internetTLD .bs
largestCity Nassau
legislature Parliament of the Bahamas
liesEastOf Florida Keys
liesNorthOf Cuba
Hispaniola
liesNorthwestOf Turks and Caicos Islands
liesSoutheastOf Florida
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region
lowerHouse Parliament of the Bahamas
surface form: House of Assembly of the Bahamas
majorIsland Abaco Islands
Andros Island
Eleuthera
Exuma
Grand Bahama
New Providence
numberOfCays over 2000
numberOfIslands about 700
officialLanguage English
partOf Lucayan Archipelago
West Indies
popularFor beach tourism
cruise tourism
diving and snorkeling
regionalGrouping Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago
regionalOrganizationMembership CARICOM Single Market and Economy
Caribbean Community
Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

Organization of American States
religionMajority Christianity
shortName Bahamas self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Bahamas
sovereigntyType independent state
timeZone UTC−05:00
upperHouse Senate of the Bahamas

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Parliament Square country Bahamas
statue of Queen Victoria in Parliament Square country Bahamas
subject surface form: Statue of Queen Victoria in Parliament Square
Hero World Challenge country Bahamas
Family Islands country Bahamas
Bahamian pound country Bahamas
NAS country Bahamas
subject surface form: Lynden Pindling International Airport
MYNN country Bahamas
66 Steps country Bahamas
Oakes Field Campus country Bahamas
Gerace Research Centre, San Salvador country Bahamas
subject surface form: Gerace Research Centre
Pirates of Nassau country Bahamas
Bennett's Hill country Bahamas
Bahamasair country Bahamas
Stocking Island country Bahamas
Baha Mar country Bahamas
The Reef at Atlantis country Bahamas
Atlantis Casino country Bahamas
Marina Village country Bahamas
Atlantis Marina country Bahamas
Runway 14/32 country Bahamas
ASD country Bahamas
subject surface form: Andros Town International Airport
MYAF country Bahamas
subject surface form: Andros Town International Airport
MYAK country Bahamas
Southern Bahamas country Bahamas
SAQ country Bahamas
subject surface form: San Andros Airport
MYAN country Bahamas
subject surface form: San Andros Airport
TOTO country Bahamas
subject surface form: Tongue of the Ocean
Love Hill country Bahamas
Berry Islands country Bahamas
Behring Point country Bahamas
Stafford Creek country Bahamas
Lighthouse Point country Bahamas
Castaway Cay country Bahamas