Country Name
The Bahamas or officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Location
The islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and northwest of Haiti. Also northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States of America (closer to Florida).
Capital
Nassau.
Reasons for naming the country
The term “Bahamas” is derived from the Spanish word “Baja Mar,” which means “low tide” or “shallow water or sea.”
Flag
The Bahamas flag was adopted on July 10, 1973. The national flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas contains a black triangle on the hoist side of the flag with three horizontal bands of blue & yellow. The yellow color represents the shining sun, as well as other major natural resources found on land. The blue color represents the water that surrounds the country, the black color represents the “force,” “strength,” and “power” of the Bahamians, and the triangle itself represents their “determination and enterprising nature” that is used to cultivate the plentiful natural resources found on land and in the sea.
Language
English is the national and official language of the Bahamas. Bahamians use British English in their communication, government and official records publication, mass media production, education, and business or other commercial transactions. Bahamian Creole is a language in the English Creole family, widely used as a natural language among the Bahamians. Also, about 25% of the Bahamian population speaks Haitian Creole. Haitian Creole is an Indo-European French-based Creole language.
Religion
Most of the population is Christian. The majority of the population follows Protestant denominations such as Methodism, Adventism, Pentecostalism, Baptist churches, and Anglicanism.
The Roman Catholic Church represents 14% of the Bahamian population. There are also significant Greek Orthodox populations in the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, smaller religious communities include Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’is, Jews, and African Shamanism. A small number of Bahamians identify as Rastafari. A small number of residents follow Hinduism and other South Asian religions.
Obeah, a version of voodoo, is practiced by a small percentage of Bahamians and Haitians. This version of voodoo is normally practiced by those living in the Family Islands.
Currency
Bahamian Dollar (BSD).
Time Zone
-05:00 GMT.
-04:00 GMT (Daylight Saving Time).
Government Regime
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Climate
The Bahamas’ climate is moderate in the summer and winter, with a mild tropical sea climate throughout the year. The temperature rises to 29 °C in the summer and 22 °C in the winter, but it may occasionally experience floods caused by sea currents in the summer and autumn.
The best time to visit the Bahamas is during the dry season, which runs from late November to mid-April. However, the temperature is often not high enough on the north-western islands from December to March.
The weather is hot and humid between May and October, and thunderstorms can be severe, but the sun shines frequently. In the summer, July is preferable because the rains are less frequent and hurricanes are less likely than in August.
International Phone Code
+1 242
Internet Code
.bs
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