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Bahamas, The      Country: Bahamas, The Country (UN): Bahamas Internet: .bs Continent: Central America / Central America and the Caribbean Area: 13940 sq km Population: 303,770 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 327.356 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 159.267 Population Women: 168.089 Annual Growth Rate: 1.386 % Birth Rate: 17.57 % Death Rate: 9.05 % Life Expectancy: 65.6 years Infant Mortality Rate: 24.68 % Fertility Rate: 2.18 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 3 % HIV AIDS Living With: 5,600 HIV AIDS Deaths: 200 Labor Force: 176,300 Unemployment Rate: 10.2 % GDP Per Capita: $21,300 GDP Purchasing Power: $6,476,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 4 Inflation Rate CP: 1.2 % Capital: Nassau Capital Population: 222200 Capital Coordinates: 25 05 N, 77 21 W UTC Offset: -5 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time Daylight Saving Time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October Merchant Marine: 1177 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Roadways: 2693 km Airports: 64 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 93000 Internet Hosts: 591 Telephones Mobile: 186,000 Telephones Main: 139900 Debt External: $342,600,000 Imports: $1,820,000,000 Exports: $469,300,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 1,669,000,000 Electricity Production: 1,795,000,000 Oil Consumption: 27,000 Oil Exports: 29,000 Oil Production: 0  Map of Bahamas, The

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