Bahamas - Country Profile

Full name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Population: 342,000 (UN, 2009)
Capital and largest city: Nassau
Area: 13,939 sq km (5,382 sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Bahamian dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Pharmaceuticals, cement, rum, crawfish, refined petroleum products
GNI per capita: US$14,920 (World Bank, 2005)
Internet domain: .bs
International dialling code: +1242

 

 

Archipelago of 700 islands islands, Bahamas draws millions of tourists every year. Visitors come to enjoy its pleasant atmosphere, beautiful beaches, beautiful forests. 

 

Former British colony and now the Commonwealth, the state is an important center for offshore financial one has the largest fleets of ships to the world seemed to open. Bahamas enjoys high per capita income. Enormous growth in the service sector of the economy has led people to fishing villages and farming without malls on the island of New Providence, Grand Bahama Great Abaco. 

 

This trend has increased the dependence of tourism, islands and banks. As with other countries in the Caribbean, the Bahamas is faced with the challenge of combating illicit drug trafficking illegal immigration. 

 

It has taken steps to "clean up their banking systems at offshore, the Bahamas is a destination for immigrants from the bustle of nearby torn Caribbean, Haiti. Tens of thousands of Haitians are living illegally in the country. Bahamian culture is very colorful," Junkanoo street parties, the rate music, dance costumes and masks.