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Capital | Nassau |
Government | constitutional parliamentary democracy |
Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) |
Area | 13,940 sq km |
Population | 303,770 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
Religion | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% |
Electricity | 120V/60Hz (North American plug) |
Calling Code | +1-242 |
Internet TLD | .bs |
Time Zone | UTC -5 |
The Bahamas (officially named The Commonwealth of The Bahamas) or The Bahama Islands, is an archipelago consisting of many islands. There are about 2,000 islands if you include the cays which are small islands that are formed on coral reefs. The word Bahamas is of Spanish decent and means 'Shallow Water'