Location: 24 15 N, 76 00 W
Area: 13,940 km2 (land= 10,070 km2,
water= 3,870 km2)
Coastline: 3,542 km
Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf
Stream
Terrain: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded
hills The country
is
made up of over 200 hundred islands and over two
thousand rocks and cays.
Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Highest Point: Mt. Alvernia on Cat Island (63 m)
Natural Resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Population: 297,477 (Jul 2003 est)
Ethnic groups: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Languages: English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Natural hazards: hurricanes and other tropical storms
cause extensive flood and wind damage
Environmental issues: coral reef decay; solid waste
disposal
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Membership Information
Mr. Carl Smith
National Disaster Coordinator
Disaster Management Unit
The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 322-2805
Fax: (242) 326-5456
E-mail: bahdisoff@bahamas.gov.bs |
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