Bahamas

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About Bahamas

Official Name	Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Location	Located in North America
Geographic coordinates	25.0667° N, 77.3333° W
Total area	13,940 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	Cuba, Haiti, the United States, and Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
About Independence	Bahamas Gain Independence from 10 July, 1973
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 18 September, 1973
Total Population	As of 2015, the total population of Bahamas is around 385,868
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Bahamas is 0.92%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Bahamas is 72 Years
Governing system	Parliamentary Democracy
Name of current President	Hon. Sharon R. Wilson is the current President of Bahamas
Name of current Prime minister	Perry Gladstone Christie is the current Prime minister of Bahamas
Official Language	Official language is English
Religious status	Christian is the official religion of Bahamas. 91% people is Christian
Per capita income	Per capita income of Bahamas’s people is 31,382 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Bahamas people are 95.5%
Capital City	Nassau
Other Major cities	Lucaya, Freeport, West End, Cooper’s Town, San Andros, George Town, Marsh Harbour, High Rock and Andros Town
Currency Name	The official currency of  Bahamian dollar
Central Bank	The Central Bank of the Bahamas
International Airports	Exuma International Airport Lynden Pindling International Airport Rock Sound International Airport Chub Cay International Airport Grand Bahama International Airport
Sports	basketball, bowling, cricket, football, golfing, gymnastics, racing, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, track & field and volleyball