| Bahamas | |
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| Capital city | Nassau |
| Political system | constitutional monarchy |
| Currency | Bahamian dollar |
| Surface | 13 940 |
| Population | 307 451 |
| Tongue | English |
| religion | Protestantism |
| Code | 1 |
| Internet domain | .bs |
| Time zone | UTC -5 - winter UTC-4 - summer |
| Time zone | UTC -5 - winter UTC-4 - summer |
Bahamas - an island state in the Atlantic Ocean.
Characteristic
Geography
The islands of the archipelago cover 13,939 km² and rise just above sea level. The highest point of the archipelago lies at an altitude of only 63 m. Of the 700 islands, only 30 are inhabited. The population is approximately 300,000. The surface of the islands is flat and there are salt marshes covered with mangroves along some parts of the coast. Average temperatures are 27 ° C in summer and 21 ° C in winter, and the annual rainfall is over 1000 mm.
Climate
History
Policy
Economy
Two-thirds of the population lives on New Providence Island. The main industry is tourism, accounting for half of the total income and employing 66% of the working population. Banking, clothing, ice, perfume and jewelry manufacturing also developed. The farmers on the islands are mainly engaged in the production of salt, eggs, fruit, meat, fish, vegetables and sugarcane.
Drive
By plane
The main airport is Nassau International Airport.
By ship
Regular departures from Florida.
Regions
The Bahamas are divided into 31 districts:
Acklins Berry Islands Bimini Black Point Cat Island Central Abaco Central Andros Central Eleuthera City of Freeport Crooked Island East Grand Bahama Exuma Grand Cay Harbor Island Hope Town Inagua Long Island Mangrove Cay Mayaguana Moore's Island North Abaco North Andros North Eleuthera Ragged Island Rum Cay San Salvador South Abaco South Andros South Eleuthera Spanish Wells West Grand Bahama
Cities
According to official data from 2010, the Bahamas had more than 20 cities with a population of more than 30 inhabitants. Out of 300 thousand The vast majority of inhabitants of the Bahamas live in cities, including nearly 2/3 in the country's capital. The capital of the country, Nassau, was the only city with over 100,000 inhabitants. residents; 1 city with a population of 25,000 ÷ 50,000 and the rest of the cities below 25,000 residents.
Largest cities in the Bahamas: Largest cities in the Bahamas by population (as of 03/05/2010): L.p. City District Population 1. Nassau New Providence 246 3292. Freeport Great Bahamas 28 0003. West End Great Bahamas 13 0044. Coopers Town Great Abaco 9 0695. Marsh Harbor Great Abaco 6 283 Alphabetical list of cities in the Bahamas: List of Bahamas cities with more than 30 inhabitants:
Albert Town Alice Town Andros Town Arthur's Town Clarence Town Cockburn Town Colonel Hill Coopers Town Duncan Town Dunmore Town Freeport Freetown George Town Great Harbor High Rock Marsh Harbor Matthew Town Nassau Nicholls Town Pirates Well Port Nelson Rock Sound Snug Corner Spanish Wells Sweeting Cay West End
Interesting places
Transport
Tongue
The official language is English.
Shopping
Gastronomy
Accommodation
Security
Left-hand traffic, which requires increased attention when crossing the road. A large percentage of cars on the islands are cars imported from the United States that are not adapted to left-hand traffic, which further complicates the traffic.
Health
contact
Diplomatic representations
Bahamas accredited diplomatic missions
No diplomatic mission - a country served by the Polish Embassy in Washington (United States).
Diplomatic representations accredited in Poland
No post - Polish diplomatic and consular services are handled directly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of the Bahamas in Nassau.
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