The location of The Bahamas An enlargeable relief map of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to The Bahamas: Commonwealth of The Bahamas –

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comprising an

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of seven hundred islands and two thousand cays. The Bahamas are located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of

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and the United States, north of

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, the island of

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and the Caribbean, and northwest of the

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of the

Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of The Bahamas *

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: * Common English country names:

The Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...

or the Bahama Islands * Official English country name: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas * Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Bahamian *

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(s): * ISO country codes: BS, BHS, 044 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BS *

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: .bs

Geography of the Bahamas

image:BahamasOMC.png, An enlargeable map of

* The Bahamas is... ** an

** a country *** an

consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands *** a

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*** a

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* Location: **

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and

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***

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(off the

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, southeast of

) ** Atlantic Ocean ***

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****

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*****

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******

Lucayan Archipelago The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The archipelago is in the western North Atlant ...

Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, Commerce, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between Country, countries and their Administrative division, subdivisions instead of ...

: Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−05),

Eastern Daylight Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behin ...

( UTC−04) ** Extreme points of the Bahamas *** High:

Mount Alvernia Mount Alvernia (formerly Como Hill) is located on Cat Island (Bahamas), Cat Island in the Bahamas and is the highest point in the country at above sea level. The mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Originally named "C ...

on Cat Island *** Low:

0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline:

3,542 km *

Population of the Bahamas Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

: 330,549 (2007) – 177th most populous country * Area of the Bahamas: – 160th largest country * Maps of the Bahamas ** Atlas of the Bahamas

Environment of the Bahamas

An enlargeable satellite image of the Bahama Islands * Climate of the Bahamas * Renewable energy in the Bahamas * Geology of the Bahamas * Protected areas of the Bahamas ** Biosphere reserves in the Bahamas ** National parks of the Bahamas * Wildlife of the Bahamas ** Fauna of the Bahamas *** Birds of the Bahamas *** Mammals of the Bahamas

Natural geographic features of the Bahamas

* Rivers of the Bahamas * World Heritage Sites in the Bahamas: None

Islands of the Bahamas

List of Islands in the Bahamas * Abaco *

Acklins Acklins is an island and district of the Bahamas. It is one of a group of islands arranged along a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island () in the north and Acklins () in the southeast, and ...

* Acklins and Crooked Islands *

Andros, Bahamas Andros is an archipelago in The Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. The land area of Andros consists of hun ...

* Berry Islands * Bimini * Castaway Cay * Cat Island (Bahamas) * Conception Island * Crooked Island (Bahamas) *

Egg Island (Bahamas) Egg Island is an uninhabited island, officially an islet, comprising in the Bahamas. It is thought to be named because of the supposed chickens owned by residents of other nearby islands who travel here to collect the eggs; however, there are no ...

Eleuthera Eleuthera () refers both to a single island in the archipelagic state of the The Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas and to its associated group of smaller islands. Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. The island of Eleuthera incor ...

Exuma Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and Cay, cays. The largest of the islands is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge ...

Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is roughly in area and approximately long west to east and at it ...

* Great Guana Cay * Great Stirrup Cay * Little San Salvador Island * Little Stirrup Cay *

Long Island, Bahamas Long Island is an island in The Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas. Its capital is Clarence Town. The population of Long Island is 3,094 ...

* Man-O-War Cay *

Mayaguana Mayaguana (from Taíno language ''Mayaguana'', meaning "Lesser Midwestern Land") is the easternmost island and district of The Bahamas. Its population was 277 in the 2010 census. It has an area of about . About north of Great Inagua and southe ...

* Moore's Island *

New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. On the eastern side of the island is the national capital, national capital city of Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau; it had a population of 246 ...

* Norman's Cay * Out Islands *

Paradise Island Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of (2.8 km2/1.1 sq mi), is just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself on the northern edge of the island of New Providence ...

* Ragged Island * Rose Island, Bahamas * Rum Cay *

Samana Cay Samana Cay is a now uninhabited island in the Bahamas believed by some researchers to have been the location of Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the Americas on October 12, 1492. It is an islet in the eastern Bahamas, northeast of Ackli ...

* San Salvador Island * Windermere Island

Regions of the Bahamas

New Providence Regions of the Bahamas

Ecoregions of the Bahamas

List of ecoregions in the Bahamas * Ecoregions in the Bahamas

Administrative divisions of the Bahamas

Administrative divisions of the Bahamas *

Districts of the Bahamas Local government in the Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by the First Schedule of The Bahamas Local Government Act 1996 (as amended by law and declarations of the Minister respo ...

** Municipalities of the Bahamas

= Districts of the Bahamas

* Berry Islands * Bimini * Black Point (

) * Cat Island * Central Abaco * Central Andros *

Central Eleuthera Central Eleuthera is one of the Districts of the Bahamas, districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. Its capital, Governor's Harbour, is the largest city in the district, with a population of 701. Politics

For elections to the P ...

* City of Freeport (

) * Crooked Island * East Grand Bahama *

* Grand Cay ( Abaco) * Harbour Island (

) * Hope Town ( Abaco) * Inagua *

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...

* Mangrove Cay (

Andros Andros (, ) is the northernmost island of the Greece, Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and ...

) *

* Moore's Island ( Abaco) *

* North Abaco * North Andros *

North Eleuthera North Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. It has a population (2010 census) of 3,247. The Bluff, Lower Bogue, Current and Upper Bogue are the main settlements. Sweetings Pond in North Central Eleuthe ...

* Ragged Island * Rum Cay *

San Salvador San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...

* South Abaco *

South Andros South Andros is a district of the nation of the Bahamas. Geographically, South Andros is the southernmost third of the land mass colloquially called Andros, which includes the districts of North Andros, Central Andros, Mangrove Cay and South A ...

* South Eleuthera * Spanish Wells (

) * West Grand Bahama

Municipalities of the Bahamas

Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

: List of cities in the Bahamas ** Capital: Nassau

Demography of the Bahamas

Demographics of the Bahamas

Government and politics of the Bahamas

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representative democratic

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* Capital of the Bahamas: Nassau * Elections in the Bahamas * Political parties in the Bahamas

Branches of the government of the Bahamas

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Executive branch of the government of the Bahamas

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Monarchy of the Bahamas The monarchy of the Bahamas is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the The Bahamas, Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The current Bahamian monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is ...

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Prime Minister of the Bahamas The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the governor-general of the Bahamas, who represents Charles III, the King of the Bahamas (the Bahamian head ...

** Philip Davis (Bahamian politician) ** Perry Christie **

Hubert Ingraham Hubert Alexander Ingraham, PC (born 4 August 1947) is a Bahamian politician who was Prime Minister of the Bahamas from August 1992 to May 2002, and again from May 2007 to May 2012. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party (FNM). Pr ...

** Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling ** Roland Theodore Symonette * Cabinet of the Bahamas

Legislative branch of the government of the Bahamas

* Parliament of the Bahamas (

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) (current session: 14th Bahamian Parliament) **

Upper house An upper house is one of two Legislative chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted p ...

: Senate of the Bahamas **

Lower house A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise e ...

: House of Assembly of the Bahamas

Judicial branch of the government of the Bahamas

Court system of the Bahamas * Supreme Court of the Bahamas

Foreign relations of the Bahamas

Foreign relations of the Bahamas * Diplomatic missions in the Bahamas * Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas *

United States-the Bahamas relations United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

International organization membership

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is a member of: * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) * Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) * Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) *

Caribbean Development Bank The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is a development bank that helps Caribbean countries finance social and economic programs in its member countries through loans, grants, and technical assistance. The CDB was established by an Agreement signed ...

(CDB) *

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Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; . (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, , translates ...

(FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of developing country, developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. T ...

(G77) *

Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America. It serves as one of the leading sources of development financing for the countri ...

(IADB) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States; it is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers lo ...

(IBRD) *

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sch ...

(ICAO) *

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 whe ...

(ICFTU) *

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and International court, international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute ...

(ICCt) (signatory) * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) () is a development finance institution which offers concessional loans and grant (money), grants to the world's poorest developing country, developing countries. The IDA is a member of the World ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) *

International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C. and a member of the World Bank Group that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private ...

(IFC) * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the firs ...

(ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO; ; ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport. The IMO was established following agreement at a ...

(IMO) *

International Mobile Satellite Organization International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is the oversight body of the satellite communications elements of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) established by the IMO designed to provide a worldwide system for automate ...

(IMSO) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...

(IMF) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...

(IOC) *

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for Human migration, migrants, including internally displa ...

(IOM) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...

(ICRM) *

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU: * * is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information ...

(ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *

Latin American Economic System The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe (SELA), is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and ...

(LAES) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (signatory) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; ; ; ) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is ...

(OAS) *

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

(UN) *

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembl ...

(UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, scien ...

(UNESCO) *

United Nations Industrial Development Organization The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in e ...

(UNIDO) *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It has 192 member states and is headquartered in Be ...

(UPU) *

World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Notable projects include its collaboration with the WTO on trade facilitation and the implementation of the SAFE Framework of Standar ...

(WCO) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade union, trade unions established on October 3, 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the Int ...

(WFTU) *

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Gen ...

(WHO) *

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to pr ...

(WIPO) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...

(WMO) *

World Tourism Organization The United Nations World Tourism Organization or UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally-accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. Othe ...

(UNWTO) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that g ...

(WTO) (observer)

Law and order in the Bahamas

Law of the Bahamas * Constitution of the Bahamas * Crime in the Bahamas * Human rights in the Bahamas ** LGBT rights in the Bahamas ** Freedom of religion in the Bahamas * Law enforcement in the Bahamas

Military of the Bahamas

Military of the Bahamas * Command ** Commander-in-chief *** Ministry of National Security(the Bahamas), Ministry of National Security of the Bahamas * Forces ** Army of the Bahamas ** Navy of the Bahamas ** Air Force of the Bahamas ** Special forces of the Bahamas * Military history of the Bahamas * Military ranks of the Bahamas

Local government in the Bahamas

History of the Bahamas

History of the Bahamas * Battle of Nassau * Colonial Heads of the Bahamas * Fresh Creek * Guanahani * Kemps Bay * Nichollstown and Berry Islands * Postage stamps and postal history of the Bahamas * San Salvador and Rum Cay

Hurricanes in the Bahamas

* Nassau Hurricane of 1926 * 1926 Miami Hurricane * 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane * 1929 Florida Hurricane * 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane * Hurricane Andrew * Bahamas-Nantucket Hurricane of 1932 * Hurricane Betsy (1956) * Hurricane Betsy * Hurricane David * Hurricane Gracie * Hurricane Hortense * Hurricane Inez * Hurricane Lili (1996) * Hurricane Floyd * Hurricane Irene (2011) * Hurricane Sandy (2012) * Hurricane Dorian (2019)

Culture of the Bahamas

Culture of the Bahamas * Architecture of the Bahamas ** List of lighthouses in the Bahamas, Lighthouses in The Bahamas * Cuisine of the Bahamas * Festivals in the Bahamas * Gambling in the Bahamas ** Casinos in the Bahamas ** Atlantis Paradise Island ** Baha Mar * Languages of the Bahamas * Media in the Bahamas **List of newspapers in the Bahamas * National symbols of the Bahamas ** Coat of arms of the Bahamas ** Flag of the Bahamas ** National anthem of the Bahamas: March On, Bahamaland * Demographics of the Bahamas, People of the Bahamas * Public holidays in the Bahamas * List of records of the Bahamas, Records of the Bahamas * Religion in the Bahamas ** Christianity in the Bahamas *** Catholicism in the Bahamas **** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau ** Hinduism in the Bahamas ** Islam in the Bahamas ** Judaism in the Bahamas ** Sikhism in the Bahamas * Scouting in the Bahamas ** The Scout Association of the Bahamas * World Heritage Sites in the Bahamas: None

Art in the Bahamas

* Art in the Bahamas * Cinema of the Bahamas * Literature of the Bahamas * Music of the Bahamas ** Baha Men ** Eric Gibson ** Junkanoo ** ''Music of The Bahamas'' (docu-musical) ** Ripsaw music * Television in the Bahamas * Theatre in the Bahamas

People of the Bahamas

* Milo Butler * R.E. Cooper, Sr., R.E. Cooper, Sr. (Baptist Clergy and Civil Rights Activist) * Clifford Darling * Arthur Hailey * Arthur Dion Hanna * Viktor Kožený * Joe Lewis (British businessman) * Sidney Poitier * Orville Alton Turnquest

Sport in the Bahamas

Sports in the Bahamas * Bahamas at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games

* Bahamas at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games * Bahamas at the 2002 Commonwealth Games * Bahamas at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Football in the Bahamas

* Football in the Bahamas * Bahamas Football Association * Bahamas national football team * Gary White (footballer)

=Bahamian football clubs

= * Bahamas Shrimp Wranglers * Freeport F.C. * Freeport Jet Wash Jets * Playtime Tigers * Quality Superstars * Town & Country Predators

=Bahamian football competitions

= * Grand Bahama Football League * New Providence Football League

=Football venues in the Bahamas

= * Grand Bahama Stadium * Thomas Robinson Stadium

Bahamas at the Olympics

* The Bahamas at the Olympics * Bahamas at the 1956 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 1964 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 1988 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 1992 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 2000 Summer Olympics * Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Bahamas

Economy of the Bahamas * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 132nd (one hundred and thirty second) * Agriculture in the Bahamas * Banking in the Bahamas **Banknotes of the Bank of Nassau (Bahamas) ** Central Bank of The Bahamas ** National Bank of the Bahamas * Communications in the Bahamas ** Internet in the Bahamas *** .bs

for the Bahamas ** Telephone communications in the Bahamas *** Area code 242 ** Postal service in the Bahamas *** Postage stamps and postal history of the Bahamas **** List of people on stamps of the Bahamas ** Television in the Bahamas *** List of television stations in the Bahamas by call sign * List of companies of the Bahamas, Companies of the Bahamas ** BaTelCo (Bahamas) ** Bahamas Electricity Corporation ** Bahamasair ** Bahama Hand Prints *Currency, Currency of the Bahamas: Bahamian Dollar, Dollar ** Bahamian pound (historical) **ISO 4217: BSD * Energy in the Bahamas ** Energy policy of the Bahamas ** Oil industry in the Bahamas * Health care in the Bahamas * Mining in the Bahamas * Bahamas Stock Exchange * Trade unions of the Bahamas ** Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union ** Bahamas Taxi Cab Union ** Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress ** National Congress of Trade Unions * Tourism in the Bahamas ** Visa policy of Bahamas * Transport in the Bahamas ** Air transport in the Bahamas *** Airlines of the Bahamas **** Bahamasair **** Western Air **** Sky Bahamas **** Pineapple Air **** Southern Air Charter **** LeAir **** Cat Island Air *** List of airports in the Bahamas, Airports in the Bahamas **** Exuma International Airport **** Grand Bahama International Airport **** Lynden Pindling International Airport **** San Salvador Airport ** Rail transport in the Bahamas ** Roads in the Bahamas * Water supply and sanitation in the Bahamas

Education in the Bahamas

Education in the Bahamas * College of the Bahamas * University of the Bahamas * Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute * Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute

Specific Bahamian people

List of Bahamians * Milo Butler * R.E. Cooper, Sr., R.E. Cooper, Sr. (Baptist Clergy and Civil Rights Activist) * Clifford Darling * Arthur Hailey * Arthur Dion Hanna * Viktor Kožený * Joe Lewis (British businessman) * Sidney Poitier * Orville Alton Turnquest

Bahamian musicians

* List of Bahamian musicians * Sebastian Bach * Baha Men * Eric Gibson * Joseph Spence (musician), Joseph Spence

Bahamian politicians

* Ivy Dumont * Earl Hall * List of governors-general of the Bahamas * Stafford Sands * Robert Sweeting (politician), Robert Sweeting * Brent Symonette

Bahamian sportspeople

Bahamian athletes (track and field)

* Christine Amertil * Chris Brown (athlete), Chris Brown * Eldece Clarke-Lewis * Aaron Cleare * Dennis Darling * Pauline Davis-Thompson * Dominic Demeritte * Laverne Eve * Debbie Ferguson * Savatheda Fynes * Craig Hepburn * Troy Kemp * Troy McIntosh * Nathaniel McKinney * Avard Moncur * Frank Rutherford * Leevan Sands * Chandra Sturrup * Andrae Williams * Tonique Williams-Darling

Bahamian basketball players

* Deandre Ayton * Rick Fox * Trevor Harvey (basketball), Trevor Harvey * Buddy Hield * Mychal Thompson

Bahamian American football players

* Devard Darling * Alex Smith (tight end), Alex Smith, son of Ed Smith * Ed Smith (defensive end), Ed Smith, first Bahamian to play in the NFL

Olympic competitors for the Bahamas

* Chris Brown (athlete), Chris Brown * Dominic Demeritte * Craig Hepburn * Troy Kemp * Troy McIntosh * Avard Moncur * Frank Rutherford

Bahamian tennis players

* Mark Knowles * Roger Smith (tennis player)

References

External links

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The Official Tourism Website of The Islands Of The Bahamas

Official website for Bahamas government
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Bahamas Financial Services Board

The Association of International Banks & Trust Companies in The Bahamas

The Bahamas Constitution

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