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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album "Warm Leatherette" countryOfOrigin Bahamas
subject surface form: Warm Leatherette
Scarlet Lady flagState Bahamas
Valiant Lady flag Bahamas
Harbour Island country Bahamas
Harbour Island governingCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Perth Agreement hasParty Bahamas
Guanahani locatedIn Bahamas
Guanahani country Bahamas
Guanahani partOf Bahamas
Guanahani modernPoliticalEntity Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Surfer's Beach country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Surfer's Beach isTouristAttractionOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Tarpum Bay country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Tarpum Bay locatedIn Bahamas
Tarpum Bay sovereignState Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Ryan Sweeting countryOfBirth Bahamas
Pyrodinium bahamense namedAfter Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas region
Haitians diasporaPresence Bahamas
Lighthouse Beach country Bahamas
northern Bahamas partOf Bahamas
subject surface form: Northern Bahamas
northern Bahamas country Bahamas
subject surface form: Northern Bahamas
Little Abaco country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Little Abaco countrySubdivision Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas Out Islands
Little Abaco partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Cooper’s Town country Bahamas
Whale Cay locatedIn Bahamas
Whale Cay country Bahamas
Whale Cay partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Resilient Lady flagState Bahamas
Sidney citizenship Bahamas
subject surface form: Sidney Poitier
The Senate country Bahamas
subject surface form: Senate of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
The Senate jurisdiction Bahamas
subject surface form: Senate of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet jurisdiction Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet locationCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Little Exuma country Bahamas