Bahamas
Area: total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
Climate: tropical marine moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Population: 307,451
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.4% [male 40,608/female 40,506]
15-64 years: 66.9% [male 101,150/female 104,457]
65 years and over: 6.7% [male 8,472/female 12,258] [2008 est.]
Nationality: noun: Bahamian[s]
adjective: Bahamian
Ethnic groups: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Languages: English [official], Creole [among Haitian immigrants]
Capital: name: Nassau
geographic coordinates: 25 05 N, 77 21 W
time difference: UTC-5 [same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time]
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March ends first Sunday in November
National holiday: Independence Day, 10 July [1973]
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