The Bahamas
The Bahamas is a chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, and , northeast of Cuba. Although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geographically it is often designated as a Caribbean nation.
It takes up an are of just, 13,880 sq km. with an population of 358,508 . People of African descent make up 90.6% followed by Whites with 4.7%, mixed with 2.1%, other 1.9% and unspecified at 0.7%.
Most of the population live in urban areas, with two -thirds living on Providence island where Nassau, the capital is located.
The official language is English with a bit of Creole spoken by Haitian immigrants. This country is the richest in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in North America for nominal GDP which currently stands at 12.425 billion USD. The main contributors to its economy are tourism and offshore banking.
It takes up an are of just, 13,880 sq km. with an population of 358,508 . People of African descent make up 90.6% followed by Whites with 4.7%, mixed with 2.1%, other 1.9% and unspecified at 0.7%.
Most of the population live in urban areas, with two -thirds living on Providence island where Nassau, the capital is located.
The official language is English with a bit of Creole spoken by Haitian immigrants. This country is the richest in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in North America for nominal GDP which currently stands at 12.425 billion USD. The main contributors to its economy are tourism and offshore banking.