2. Language
English is the official language of the Bahamas.
Haitian immigrants speak French or a Creole patois.
3. Music
When you listen to music from the Bahamas, you
should have an open mind. as a way for slaves to talk
to one another and helped bring about the largest
slave revolt in the Bahamas. major island in the
Bahaman chain and is the closest to the United States
in terms.
4. Food
they eat lots of seafood such as crab shrimp and
other sea related animals. We grow our own food
also. like: corn berries broccoli carrots and few other
things.
5. Population
The population of Bahamas in 2005 was estimated by
the United Nations at 319,000, which placed it at
number 167 in population among the 193 nations of
the world. In 2005, approximately 5% of the
population was over 65 years of age, with another
30% of the population under 15 years of age
6. Climate
The climate is pleasantly subtropical, with an average
winter temperature of 23°c (73°f) and an average
summer temperature of 27°c (81°f). Rainfall averages
127 cm (50 in) and there are occasional hurricanes.
7. Current standard
Tourism and financial services drive the Bahamas economy.
Tourism, the mainstay of the economy, directly or indirectly
involves about half of the population and accounts for about
40% of GDP, with an additional 10% coming from tourism-
related construction. More than five million tourists visited
the Bahamas in 2004, 87% from the United States.
The reliance on tourism, particularly from the United States,
makes the Bahamas vulnerable not only to worldwide
economic shocks such as the decline in travel that followed
the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States but also
to cyclical slowdowns that occur in the US economy.
