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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Little Exuma administrativeTerritoryOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
George Town country Bahamas
subject surface form: George Town, Great Exuma
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Big Major Cay country Bahamas
Big Major Cay governingCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Thunderball Grotto country Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas country Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas governs Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas sovereignState Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Exuma International Airport country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Exuma International Airport pushpinMap Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Great Exuma–Little Exuma bridge country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Out Islands of the Bahamas partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Compass Cay country Bahamas
Compass Cay archipelago Bahamas
Help! (film) filmingLocation Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bert Williams countryOfBirth Bahamas
Flipper filmingLocation Bahamas
subject surface form: Flipper (1996 film)
Little Exuma Island country Bahamas
Little Exuma Island partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Errol Brown placeOfDeath Bahamas
Milo Butler countryOfCitizenship Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Milo Butler countryServed Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Cyclura foundIn Bahamas
FAO Major Fishing Area 31 includesWaterBody Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahamas region
Junkanoo countryOfOrigin Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
statue of Christopher Columbus country Bahamas
subject surface form: Statue of Christopher Columbus (Nassau)
Court of Appeal of The Bahamas country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Court of Appeal of The Bahamas jurisdiction Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Court of Appeal of The Bahamas locatedIn Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Court of Appeal of The Bahamas regionServed Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands territory Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Fresh Creek country Bahamas