Outline of the Bahamas

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The Flag of the Bahamas
The Coat of arms of the Bahamas
The location of The Bahamas
An enlargeable relief map of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to The Bahamas:

Commonwealth of The Bahamas – sovereign island country comprising an archipelago of seven hundred islands and two thousand cays.[1] The Bahamas are located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and the United States, north of Cuba, the island of Hispaniola and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of The Bahamas
  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country names: The Bahamas or the Bahama Islands
  • Official English country name: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Bahamian
  • Demonym(s):
  • ISO country codes: BS, BHS, 044
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BS
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .bs

Geography of the Bahamas[]

Main article: Geography of the Bahamas
An enlargeable map of The Bahamas

Environment of the Bahamas[]

An enlargeable satellite image of the Bahama Islands

Natural geographic features of the Bahamas[]

  • Rivers of the Bahamas
  • World Heritage Sites in the Bahamas: None

Islands of the Bahamas[]

Blue Lagoon Island

List of Islands in the Bahamas

Regions of the Bahamas[]

New Providence

Ecoregions of the Bahamas[]

Administrative divisions of the Bahamas[]

Administrative divisions of the Bahamas

Districts of the Bahamas[]

Districts of the Bahamas

Municipalities of the Bahamas[]

Demography of the Bahamas[]

Demographics of the Bahamas

Government and politics of the Bahamas[]

Main articles: Government of the Bahamas and Politics of the Bahamas

Branches of the government of the Bahamas[]

Government of the Bahamas

Executive branch of the government of the Bahamas[]

Legislative branch of the government of the Bahamas[]

Judicial branch of the government of the Bahamas[]

Court system of the Bahamas

Foreign relations of the Bahamas[]

Foreign relations of the Bahamas

  • Diplomatic missions in the Bahamas
  • Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas

International organization membership[]

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is a member of:[1]

Law and order in the Bahamas[]

Law of the Bahamas

Military of the Bahamas[]

Military of the Bahamas

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief
  • Forces
    • Army of the Bahamas
    • Navy of the Bahamas

Local government in the Bahamas[]

Local government in the Bahamas

History of the Bahamas[]

History of the Bahamas

Hurricanes in the Bahamas[]

  • Nassau Hurricane of 1926
  • 1926 Miami Hurricane
  • 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane
  • 1929 Florida Hurricane
  • 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane
  • Hurricane Andrew
  • Bahamas-Nantucket Hurricane of 1932
  • Hurricane Betsy (1956)
  • Hurricane Betsy
  • Hurricane David
  • Hurricane Gracie
  • Hurricane Hortense
  • Hurricane Inez
  • Hurricane Lili (1996)
  • Hurricane Floyd
  • Hurricane Irene (2011)
  • Hurricane Sandy (2012)

Culture of the Bahamas[]

Culture of the Bahamas

Art in the Bahamas[]

People of the Bahamas[]

Sport in the Bahamas[]

See also: § Bahamian sportspeople

Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games[]

Football in the Bahamas[]

Bahamian football clubs[]
Bahamian football competitions[]
Football venues in the Bahamas[]

Bahamas at the Olympics[]

See also: § Olympic competitors for the Bahamas

Economy and infrastructure of the Bahamas[]

Economy of the Bahamas

Education in the Bahamas[]

Education in the Bahamas

  • College of the Bahamas
  • University of the Bahamas

Specific Bahamian people[]

List of Bahamians

Bahamian musicians[]

Bahamian politicians[]

See also: § Prime Ministers of the Bahamas

Bahamian sportspeople[]

Bahamian athletes (track and field)[]

Bahamian basketball players[]

Bahamian American football players[]

Olympic competitors for the Bahamas[]

Bahamian tennis players[]

  • Mark Knowles
  • Roger Smith (tennis player)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Bahamas". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links[]

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