The commonwealth of the Bahamas is an English speaking nation with thousand keys and seven hundred islands and has gained its independence from Britain on July 10, 1973, is one of the most politically stable countries; a parliamentary democracy has operated without interruption for 275 years. The Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba. The Coordinates are: 24° 15" North, 76° West
Map 1
Map 2 of Bahamas
What is the Bahamas weather like?
Tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream.
Traveling to Bahamas
Traveling by Air
There are 64 airports in Bahamas, 29 of which are paved. There is also one heliport.
Traveling by Car
There are 2,693 km of highways in the Bahamas
Traveling by water
Most important ports and harbours are in Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Port.
The economy of The Bahamas is driven by tourism and international banking and other financial services. Retail and wholesale distributive trades, manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries are the other major sectors of the economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of The Bahamas exceeds $3> billion, 60% of which comes from tourism related activities. The per capita income of the country is $11,000.
