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FACTS & FIGURES
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POPULATION
298,000 |
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AREA
8,289 sq miles land: 6,257 sq miles |
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CURRENCY
Bahamian dollar (BSD) |
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EXCHANGE
1.00 BSD per US$ (fixed rate) |
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CAPITAL
Nassau |
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GDP
$4.5 billion (2000) purchasing power parity |
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GDP
GROWTH
4.5% (2000) |
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NATURAL
RESOURCES
Salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
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INDUSTRIES
Tourism, banking, cement, oil refining and transshipment, pharmaceuticals |