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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Bahamian dollar country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bahamian dollar officialCurrencyOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bahamian dollar legalTenderIn Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Lynden Pindling International Airport country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Lynden Pindling International Airport isMainGatewayFor Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Government House country Bahamas
subject surface form: Government House (Bahamas)
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Government House isInCapitalOf Bahamas
subject surface form: Government House (Bahamas)
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Government House hasJurisdiction Bahamas
subject surface form: Government House (Bahamas)
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Fort Charlotte country Bahamas
Queen's Staircase locatedIn Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Queen's Staircase country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
University of The Bahamas country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
University of The Bahamas regionServed Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas regionServed Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Fort Fincastle location Bahamas
Fort Fincastle country Bahamas
Sabal palmetto nativeTo Bahamas
Thomas Hudson settingOfLife Bahamas
Nassau Harbour country Bahamas
Cable Beach country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
New Providence Island partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Junkanoo Beach country Bahamas
Robert Stigwood residence Bahamas
this entity surface form: the Bahamas
Flag of the Bahamas country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Flag of the Bahamas represents Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Hurricane Maria landfallLocation Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Hurricane Maria affectedArea Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Paradise Island country Bahamas
Paradise Island partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
OAS hasMember Bahamas
subject surface form: Organization of American States
Bessie Wallis Warfield residence Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Andros Town country Bahamas
Andros Town locatedInRegion Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Andros Town governingCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas