Bahamas
Lisbeth Vinter
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Location of Bahamas
The country lies between latitudes20° and 28°N, and
longitudes 72°and 80°W.
Bimini, Abaco, Inagua, Andros Island, Eleuthera, Cat
Island, Long Island,San Salvador Island, Acklins,Crooked
Island, Exuma andMayaguana. Nassau
capital city of The Bahamas, lies on the island of New
Providence.
Mount Alvernia(Como Hill) 63 metres (207 ft) on Cat Island.
Population: 309,156
Religions: Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman
Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%,
Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, other Protestant
12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% The 'other' category
includes Jews, Muslims, Baha'is, Hindus, Rastafarians,
and practitioners of Obeah
Languages: English (official), Bahamian dialect
Climate
subtropical to tropical
moderated significantly by the waters of the Gulf
Stream
the temperature can fall as low as 23 °C
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