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HIV news : 3% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : NA . Literacy : 95,60% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 1.7% (2002 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 6.9% (2001 est.) . Internet Users news : 84,000 (2003) . Location : Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba . Geographic Coordinates : 24 15 N, 76 00 W . Religion Bahamas news : Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% . Administrative region : 21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum Cay . Terrain : long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills . Elevation extremes lowest : Atlantic Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m . Natural resources : salt, aragonite, timber, arable land . Land use arable land : 0,80%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,40%. Irrigated land : NA sq km . Natural hazards : hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage . Environment current issues : coral reef decay; solid waste disposal . Geography note : strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited . Population news : 299 697. age -14 p : 28,30%. age -14 men : 42 474. age -14 ladies : 42 423. age 15/64 p : 65,70%. age 15/64 men : 96 825. age 15/64 ladies : 99 985. age +65 p : 6%. age +65 men : 7 351. age +65 ladies : 10 639. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 27.3 years . median age male : 26.5 years . median age female : 28 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.72% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 18.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 0.97 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.69 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 31.73 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 19.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 65.63 years . life expectancy at birth male : 62.21 years . life expectancy at birth female : 69.11 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 2.23 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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10/21 News and Latest websites in Bahamas. Bahamas News latest last picture, phone Bahamas, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Bahamas. Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US. Minimum salary : B$4.00 per hour for the private sector; B$4.45 per hour for government employees (750 USD/month)
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