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location:
caribbean. chain of islands in the north atlantic ocean. southeast of florida. northeast of cuba
geographic coordinates:
24 15 n. 76 00 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
area:
total: 13.940 sq km land: 10.070 sq km water: 3.870 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: 0.8% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 98.8% (2001)
irrigated land:
na
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:
301.790 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population and growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 27.9% (male 42.142/female 42.096) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 97.865/female 101.047) 65 years and over: 6.2% (male 7.616/female 11.024) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 27.55 years male: 26.78 years female: 28.34 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.67% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
17.87 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
8.97 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-2.18 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 25.21 deaths/1.000 live births male: 31.02 deaths/1.000 live births female: 19.28 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.54 years male: 62.11 years female: 69.04 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.2 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
3% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
5.600 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: bahamian(s) adjective: bahamian
ethnic groups:
black 85%. white 12%. asian and hispanic 3%
religions:
baptist 35.4%. anglican 15.1%. roman catholic 13.5%. pentecostal 8.1%. church of god 4.8%. methodist 4.2%. other christian 15.2%. none or unspecified 2.9%. other 0.8% (2000 census)
languages:
english (official). creole (among haitian immigrants)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.6% male: 94.7% female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: commonwealth of the bahamas conventional short form: the bahamas
government type:
constitutional parliamentary democracy
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