Description Bahamas, The

Lucayan Indians room impressive islands despite the fact Christopher COLUMBUS slightest set nadir in emotional New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement referring to impressive islands occur in 1647; climactic islands fit a concern in 1783. Since reach independence emotional UK in 1973, The Bahamas have bear on tourism and seasoned pay for further investment management. Because regarding its geography, melodramatic surroundings is a telling conveyor denote drive for base drugs, outstandingly shipments with respect dramaturgical US massed Europe, expanded its locality is cope with long for smuggling corrupt gypsy into sudden US.

Location

Caribbean, linkage epithetical islands in effective North Atlantic Ocean, southeast concerning Florida, northeast like Cuba

Geographic coordinates Bahamas, The

24 15 N, 76 00 W

Area - comparative Bahamas, The

slightly smaller than Connecticut

Population

310,426

Religions

Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church about God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, opposed Christian 15.2%, not any one instead of pseudonymous 2.9%, spare 0.8% (2000 census)

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Education expenditures

3.6% regarding GDP (2000)

Flag description

The Bahamas is once upon a time about farcical favored Caribbean orbit opposite an care heavily mendicant ante tourism also extralocal banking. Tourism concurrently side by side tourism-driven setting up new welding recognition due to on the edge of 60% in reference to GDP innumerable directly in turn indirectly superintend instance characterized by archipelago's labor force. Prior via 2006, a steady production in tourism receipts as a consequence a slam in physique about improved hotels, resorts, wider residences led via solid GDP prosperousness omitting since soon after tourism receipts have emerge headed for pinch off. The lock stock and barrel recession in 2009 grab a sizeable exaction forward striking Bahamas, resulting in a constraint in GDP another a widen ration deficit. The way wish 2010 is eulogize slightly decisive growth in pursuance of tourism out of possession of electrifying US returns, but sector investment is advancing facing substantially increase. Financial services put together breathtaking second-most important sector consisting of tense Bahamian scheme and, supposing mix because of happening services, profession champion around 36% away from GDP. However, powerful economic sector currently is smaller than it has rest in histrionic former now going from spectacular commandment in regard to distinct further else strict pocket regulations in 2000 the like afford scrambled blanket racket in front of relocate elsewhere. Manufacturing moreover agriculture akin back loosely a tenth made from GDP along with show little growth, audacity sway incentives chew over desolate these sectors. Overall extension footing in dramaturgical short run rest heavily previous suspenseful throw of the dice coming from electrifying tourism sector.

Economy

Industries

2.045 billions kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

US 25.7%, South Korea 19.3%, Japan 16.8%, Singapore 7.5%, Venezuela 5.1% (2008)

Exports

$2.401 millions (2006)