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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Congo Town Airport country Bahamas
Congo Town Airport locatedIn Bahamas
Congo Town country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Congo Town country Bahamas
subject surface form: Congo Town Airport
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Congo Town sovereignState Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
San Andros Airport country Bahamas
Andros Barrier Reef country Bahamas
Montfort Browne residence Bahamas
Nicole Avant diplomaticPosting Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Jaws: The Revenge setInLocation Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Jaws: The Revenge filmingLocation Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Tongue of the Ocean country Bahamas
Northwest Providence Channel partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas maritime zone
Charles Philip Arthur George monarchOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Mangrove Cay country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Mangrove Cay administrativeTerritoryOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Mangrove Cay countrySubdivisionOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Nichollstown country Bahamas
Nichollstown partOf Bahamas
Nichollstown sovereignState Bahamas
Tropical Northwestern Atlantic includesArea Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas region
Central Andros country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Central Andros locatedIn Bahamas
Central Andros partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Central Andros governingCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Joulter Cays Bank country Bahamas
Cay Sal Bank country Bahamas
Hurricane Michael affectedArea Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
South Andros country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Supreme Court of the Bahamas (in Nassau) country Bahamas
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Supreme Court of the Bahamas (in Nassau) jurisdiction Bahamas
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Prince George Wharf country Bahamas
West End country Bahamas
Rand Nature Centre country Bahamas
Freeport country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Freeport partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Rock Sound country Bahamas
Rock Sound partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Rock Sound belongsToIslandGroup Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahama Islands