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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Dog Rocks country Bahamas
Marion Rock country Bahamas
Anguilla Cays country Bahamas
Little Dog Rocks country Bahamas
South Cay country Bahamas
Elbow Cays country Bahamas
Water Cays country Bahamas
Moultrie Cays country Bahamas
Orange Cay country Bahamas
Sand Key country Bahamas
Cistern Cay country Bahamas
Southwest Point Cays country Bahamas
Rawson Square country Bahamas
The Bluff country Bahamas
Little Creek country Bahamas
Lucaya country Bahamas
Grand Lucayan Resort country Bahamas
Hatchet Bay country Bahamas
Hatchet Bay Cave country Bahamas
Abaco country Bahamas
New Plymouth country Bahamas
Sea of Abaco country Bahamas
MYAT country Bahamas
subject surface form: Treasure Cay Airport
Burial Mound Cave country Bahamas
Lucayan Caverns country Bahamas
MYGF country Bahamas
subject surface form: Grand Bahama International Airport
MYGF country Bahamas
subject surface form: Freeport
GHB country Bahamas
subject surface form: Governor's Harbour Airport
MYEM country Bahamas
subject surface form: Governor's Harbour Airport
Mars Bay country Bahamas
Smith’s Point country Bahamas
Lucayan Beach country Bahamas
Hope Town country Bahamas
Hope Town country Bahamas
subject surface form: Elbow Reef Lighthouse
Bahama parrot country Bahamas
Elbow Reef country Bahamas
Hope Town District country Bahamas
Great Guana Cay country Bahamas