Island Details: Bahamas
Number of Islands (approx.)
700*
Island Details
30 inhabitated islands + approx. 670 uninhabitated islands (+ approx. 2000 coral reefs)*
Surface Area (km²)
13,880.00*
Terrain
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills*
Highest Elevation (m)
63.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mount Alvernia on Cat Island*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
36*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Population (total)
342,877*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
34.3*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
1.327*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
22,665*
Dominant Economic Sector
offshore banking, tourism*
Administration
independent (constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm)*
Miscellaneous
strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited*
