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Bahamas Country Information and Map

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    Introduction


    Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.


    Location


    Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba


    Geographic coordinates


    24 15 N, 76 00 W


    Area


    total: 13,940 sq km water: 3,870 sq km land: 10,070 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Connecticut


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    3,542 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream


    Terrain


    long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m


    Natural resources


    salt, aragonite, timber, arable land


    Land use


    arable land: 0.6% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 99% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    NA sq km


    Natural hazards


    hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage


    Environment - current issues


    coral reef decay; solid waste disposal


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited


    Population


    299,697


    Capital


    Nassau


    Phone Code


    +1 (242)


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