The Bahamas
Facts about the country:

-The Bahamas consist of a group of island of the coast of Eastern Florida

-Offical language; English
-Offical currency; Bahamas Dollars
(in par with US Dollars)


HDI (2005)
Value: 0.845
Rank: 49
GDP per capita: 18,380
Literacy rate: 100.0%
Life expectancy: 72.3

Goverment

• The Bahamas is an independent country and a member of the commonwealth of nations.
• Queen Elizabeth II is the ceremonial head of state, represented by a Bahamian governor-general.
• The Prime Minister is the head of government and is the leader of the party with the most seats in the elected House of Assembly.
• The current Governor General is Arthur Dion Hanna
• The current Prime Minister is Hubert Alexander Ingraham.

Culture

• Bahamian culture is a hybrid of African and European influences
• A strongly religious country, there are more places of worship per person in the Bahamas than many other nations in the world
• Anglican Christian (over 70%)
• Baptist (20%)
• Roman Catholic (10%)

Economy

• classified as an upper middle-income developing country
• ranked among the wealthiest nations in the Caribbean
• Tourism was the nation's primary economic activity
• Diversification was adopted to inprove development in the industrial and agricultural sectors

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