Bahamas

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The Bahamas is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, known for its tropical climate, coral-based archipelago, and status as a popular tourist and offshore financial center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelagic state
island country
sovereign state
archipelagoType coral-based archipelago
borderType maritime borders only
callingCode +1-242
capital Nassau
climate tropical
conventionalLongName Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
country Bahamas
currency Bahamian dollar
currencyCode BSD
demonym Bahamian
drivesOn left
drivingSide left-hand traffic
economyCharacteristic offshore financial center
tourism-based economy
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Bahamas
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
independenceDate 1973-07-10
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internationalOrganizationMembership International Monetary Fund
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
internetTLD .bs
largestCity Nassau
legislature Parliament of the Bahamas
liesEastOf Florida Keys
liesNorthOf Cuba
Hispaniola
liesNorthwestOf Turks and Caicos Islands
liesSoutheastOf Florida
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean region
linked to: Caribbean
lowerHouse House of Assembly of the Bahamas
majorIsland Abaco Islands
Andros Island
Eleuthera
Exuma
Grand Bahama
New Providence
numberOfCays over 2000
numberOfIslands about 700
officialLanguage English
partOf Lucayan Archipelago
West Indies
popularFor beach tourism
cruise tourism
diving and snorkeling
regionalGrouping Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago
regionalOrganizationMembership CARICOM Single Market and Economy
Caribbean Community
Commonwealth of Nations
Organization of American States
religionMajority Christianity
shortName The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
sovereigntyType independent state
timeZone UTC−05:00
upperHouse Senate of the Bahamas

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North America hasCountry Bahamas
Elizabeth II monarchOf Bahamas
British West Indies hasPart Bahamas
Haitian Creole spokenIn Bahamas
ET usedInCountry Bahamas
Caribbean includes Bahamas
House of Windsor reigningRoyalHouseOf The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Juan Ponce de León explored Bahamas archipelago
linked to: Bahamas
Bahamas country Bahamas
Bahamas conventionalLongName Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Bahamas shortName The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Taíno inhabitedRegion Bahamas
Christopher Columbus reached Bahamas
Florida Current adjacentTo Bahamas
Queen of the Bahamas country Bahamas
Woodes Rogers deathPlace Bahamas
Cuba neighboringCountryBySea Bahamas
Caribbean Sea hasIslandGroup Bahamas
U.S. Northern Command areaOfResponsibility The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
West Indies hasPart Bahamas
Haredi Jews populationCenter Bahamas
Americas containsCountry Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas country The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas legislativeBodyOf Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas jurisdiction The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas locationCountry Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas sovereignState Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Senate of the Bahamas jurisdiction Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Wallis Simpson residence The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi exile Bahamas
Nassau country The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Nassau isCapitalOf The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Nassau isLargestCityOf The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
Nassau isCommercialCenterOf The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas