Capital: Nassau

Continent: Caribbean

Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba

Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Population: 303,770

Languages: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Religions: Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)

Currency: Bahamian dollar