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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Fresh Creek governingCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Caribbean English spokenIn Bahamas
Khari Mateen associatedAct Bahamas
OAS member states includes Bahamas
Fahrenheit usedIn Bahamas
western Bahamas partOf Bahamas
western Bahamas country Bahamas
Cat Cay country Bahamas
Ocean Cay country Bahamas
Ocean Cay partOf Bahamas
Ocean Cay sovereignState Bahamas
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Alice Town country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Alice Town partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
South Bimini Airport country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
South Bimini Airport servesRegion Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Port at Alice Town country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Bimini Road locatedIn Bahamas
Bimini Road country Bahamas
Sapona shipwreck locatedInCountry Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Dolphin House Museum country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Kokomo mentionsPlace Bahamas
this entity surface form: Bahama
Sloop John B origin Bahamas
Sloop John B countryOfOrigin Bahamas
South Cat Cay country Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
South Cat Cay partOf Bahamas
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
North Cat Cay country Bahamas
North Cat Cay partOf Bahamas
Thomas placeOfDeath Bahamas
subject surface form: Thomas Sean Connery
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
Thomas residence Bahamas
subject surface form: Thomas Sean Connery
this entity surface form: The Bahamas
seagrass Thalassia testudinum nativeRange Bahamas
subject surface form: Thalassia testudinum
45596 Bahamas name Bahamas
Moore’s Island country Bahamas