| Geography | The Bahamas |
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Location:
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Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba |
Geographic coordinates:
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24 15 N, 76 00 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Connecticut |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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3,542 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream |
Terrain:
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long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m |
Natural resources:
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salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.58%
permanent crops: 0.29%
other: 99.13% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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NA |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage |
Environment - current issues:
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coral reef decay; solid waste disposal |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited |
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