chief of state: President Benjamin MKARA (since 22 November 1995)
was elected for a five-year term by popular vote; election last held
29 October-19 November 1995 (next to be held 29 October 2000);
results - Benjamin MKARA 62%, MREMA 28%, LIPUMBA 6%, CHEYO 4%; Vice
President Omar Ali JUMA (since 22 November 1995); President of
Zanzibar Salmin AMOUR (since 27 October 1995); election last held 22
October 1995 (next to be held 22 October 2000); results - Salmin
AMOUR 50.2%, HAMAD 49.8%
head of government: Prime Minister Fredrick SUMAYE (since 27
November 1995) was appointed by the president
cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the president from the members of
the National Assembly
Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly (Bunge): elections last held 29 October-19
November 1995 (next to be held 29 October 2000); results - percent
of total vote by party NA; seats - (274 total, 232 elected) CCM 186,
opposition parties 46; of the 42 seats which are not elected some
are filled by presidential appointment and others are designated by
law for specific officials
Judicial branch: Court of Appeal; High Court
Political parties and leaders: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM or
Revolutionary Party), Ali Hassan MWINYI; Civic United Front (CUF),
Seif Sharif HAMAD; National Convention for Construction and Reform
(NCCR), Lyatonga (Augustine) MREMA; Union for Multiparty Democracy
(UMD), Abdullah FUNDIKIRA; Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
(CHADEMA), Edwin I. M. MTEI, chairman; Democratic Party
(unregistered), Reverend MTIKLA; United Democratic Party (UDP), John
CHEYO
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB,
ECA, FAO, G- 6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU, SADC,
UN, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mustafa Salim NYANG'ANYI
chancery: 2139 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 939-6125
FAX: [1] (202) 797-7408
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador J. Brady ANDERSON
embassy: 36 Laibon Road (off Bagamoyo Road), Dar es Salaam
mailing address: P. O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam
telephone: [255] (51) 66010 through 66015
FAX: [255] (51) 66701
Flag: divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the
lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green
and the lower triangle is blue
Economy
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Economic overview: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the
world. The economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which
accounts for 58% of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 90% of
the work force. Topography and climatic conditions, however, limit
cultivated crops to only 5% of the land area. Industry accounts for
8% of GDP and is mainly limited to processing agricultural products
and light consumer goods. The economic recovery program announced in
mid-1986 has generated notable increases in agricultural production
and financial support for the program by bilateral donors. The World
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and bilateral donors have
provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's deteriorated economic
infrastructure. Growth in 1991-94 has featured a pickup in
industrial production and a substantial increase in output of
minerals, led by gold. Recent banking reforms have helped increase
private sector growth and investment.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $23.1 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 2.7% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $800 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 58%
industry: 8%
services: 34% (1995 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% (1994 est.)
Labor force: 13.495 million
by occupation: agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 10% (1986 est.)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $495 million
expenditures: $631 million, including capital expenditures of $118
million (1990 est.)
Industries: primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer,
cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refining,
shoes, cement, textiles, wood products, fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate: 9.3% (1990)
Electricity:
capacity: 440,000 kW
production: 880 million kWh
consumption per capita: 30 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide
made from chrysanthemums), cashews, tobacco, cloves (Zanzibar),
corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle,
sheep, goats
Illicit drugs: growing role in transshipment of Southwest Asian
heroin destined for European and US markets
Exports: $462 million (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal
partners: Germany, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
Imports: $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transportation
equipment, cotton piece goods, crude oil, foodstuffs
partners: Germany, UK, US, Japan, Italy, Denmark
External debt: $6.7 billion (1993)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 Tanzanian shilling (TSh) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: Tanzanian shillings (TSh) per US$1 - 558.18
(December 1995), 574.76 (1995), 509.63 (1994), 405.27 (1993), 297.71
(1992), 219.16 (1991)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 3,569 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,600 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge
note:: the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which
operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es
Salaam and New Kapiri M'poshi in Zambia is not a part of Tanzania
Railways Corporation; 969 km are in Tanzania and 891 km are in
Zambia; because of the difference in gauge, this system does not
connect to Tanzania Railways
Highways:
total: 55,600 km
paved: 20,572 km (including 50 km of expressways)
unpaved: 35,028 km (1992 est.)
Waterways: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Nyasa
Pipelines: crude oil 982 km
Ports: Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Lindi, Mkoani, Mtwara,
Musoma, Mwanza, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar
Merchant marine:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 30,371 GRT/41,269 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3, oil tanker 2, passenger-cargo 2,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 111
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 57 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 137,000 (1989 est.)
Telephone system: fair system operating below capacity
domestic: open wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 12, FM 4, shortwave 0
Radios: 640,000 (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1987 est.)
Televisions: 45,000 (1992 est.)
Defense
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Branches: Tanzanian People's Defense Force (TPDF; includes Army,
Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 6,499,244
males fit for military service: 3,765,193 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $69 million, NA%
of GDP (FY94/95)
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@Thailand
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Map
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Location: 15 00 N, 100 00 E -- Southeastern Asia, bordering the
Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Flag
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Description: five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue
(double width), white, and red
Geography
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Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the
Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 100 00 E
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total area: 514,000 sq km
land area: 511,770 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Land boundaries:
total: 4,863 km
border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km,
Malaysia 506 km
Coastline: 3,219 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: boundary dispute with Laos; unresolved
maritime boundary with Vietnam; parts of border with Cambodia in
dispute; maritime boundary with Cambodia not clearly defined
Climate: tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May
to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March);
southern isthmus always hot and humid
Terrain: central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains
elsewhere
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m
Natural resources: tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum,
timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite
Land use:
arable land: 34%
permanent crops: 4%
meadows and pastures: 1%
forest and woodland: 30%
other: 31%
Irrigated land: 42,300 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: air pollution from vehicle emissions; water
pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil
erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
natural hazards: land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the
depletion of the water table; droughts
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified -
Biodiversity, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea
Geographic note: controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia
and Singapore
People
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Population: 58,851,357 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25% (male 7,627,916; female 7,351,264)
15-64 years: 69% (male 19,994,884; female 20,576,141)
65 years and over: 6% (male 1,468,814; female 1,832,338) (July 1996
est.)
Population growth rate: 1.03% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 17.29 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.6 years
male: 64.89 years
female: 72.49 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.89 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai
Ethnic divisions: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions: Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism
0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
Languages: Thai, English the secondary language of the elite,
ethnic and regional dialects
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 93.8%
male: 96%
female: 91.6%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand
conventional short form: Thailand
Data code: TH
Type of government: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Bangkok
Administrative divisions: 76 provinces (changwat, singular and
plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat,
Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri,
Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi,
Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri,
Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom,
Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat,
Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum
Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun,
Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae,
Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi,
Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon,
Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla,
Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon
Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon
Independence: 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
National holiday: Birthday of His Majesty the King, 5 December
(1927)
Constitution: new constitution approved 7 December 1991; amended
10 June 1992
Legal system: based on civil law system, with influences of common
law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; martial law in
effect since 23 February 1991 military coup
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946) is a
constitutional monarch; Heir Apparent Crown Prince WACHIRALONGKON
(born 28 July 1952)
head of government: Prime Minister BANHAN Sinlapa-acha (since 13
July 1995); prime minister must be appointed from among the members
of the House of Representatives
cabinet: Council of Ministers
Privy Council: NA
Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly (Rathasapha)
Senate (Wuthisapha): consists of a 270-member appointed body
House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon): elections last
held 2 July 1995 (next to be held 2 July 1999); results - percent of
vote by party NA; seats - (391 total) TNP 93, DP 86, NAP 56, NDP 53,
PDP 23, SAP 23, NTP 18, TCP 18, LDP 10, SP 8, MP 3
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Sandika), judges appointed by the
king
Political parties and leaders: Thai Nation Party (TNP or Chat Thai
Party), BANHAN Sinlapa-acha; Democratic Party (DP or Prachathipat
Party), CHUAN Likphai; New Aspiration Party (NAP or Khwamwang Mai),
Gen. CHAWALIT Yongchaiyut; National Development Party (NDP or Chat
Phattana), CHATCHAI Chunhawan; Phalang Dharma Party (PDP or Phalang
Tham), THAKSIN Chinnawat; Social Action Party (SAP or Kitsangkhom
Party), MONTRI Phongphanit; Thai Leadership Party (NTP or Nam Thai),
Amnuai Wirawan; Thai Citizen's Party (TCP or Prachakon Thai), SAMAK
Sunthonwet; Liberal Democratic Party (LDP or Seri Tham), ATHIT
Urairat; Solidarity Party (SP or Ekkaphap Party), UTHAI
Phimchaichon; Mass Party (MP or Muanchon), Pol. Cpt. CHALOEM
Yubamrung
International organization participation: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, Mekong
Group, NAM, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNU, UPU,
WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador NIT Phibunsongkhram
chancery: 1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
telephone: [1] (202) 944-3600
FAX: [1] (202) 944-3611
consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador William H. ITOH
embassy: 95 Wireless Road, Bangkok
mailing address: APO AP 96546
telephone: [66] (2) 252-5040
FAX: [66] (2) 254-2990
consulate(s) general: Chiang Mai
consulate(s): Udorn
Flag: five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double
width), white, and red
Economy
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Economic overview: One of the more advanced developing countries
in Asia, Thailand depends on exports of manufactures - including
high-technology goods - and the development of the service sector to
fuel the country's rapid growth, averaging 9% since 1989. Most of
Thailand's recent imports have been for capital equipment and raw
materials, although imports of consumer goods are beginning to rise.
Thailand's 35% domestic savings rate is a key source of capital for
the economy, and the country is also benefiting from rising
investment from abroad. Prime Minister BANHAN's government -
Thailand's sixth government in five years - undoubtedly will
continue Bangkok's probusiness policies despite some concerns that
it is relaxing Bangkok's traditional fiscal austerity. BANHAN is
beginning to address Thailand's serious infrastructure bottlenecks,
especially in the transport and telecommunications sectors. Over the
longer term, Bangkok must produce more college graduates with
technical training and upgrade workers' skills to continue its rapid
economic development.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $416.7 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 8.6% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,900 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 30.6%
services: 59.2% (1994 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.8% (1995)
Labor force: 32,152,600
by occupation: agriculture 57%, industry 17%, commerce 11%, services
(including government) 15% (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate: 2.7% (1995 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $28.4 billion
expenditures: $28.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $6.1
billion (FY94/95)
Industries: tourism; textiles and garments, agricultural
processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing, such as
jewelry; electric appliances and components, integrated circuits,
furniture, plastics; world's second-largest tungsten producer and
third-largest tin producer
Industrial production growth rate: 13.3% (1995 est.)
Electricity:
capacity: 12,810,000 kW
production: 56.8 billion kWh
consumption per capita: 909 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane,
coconuts, soybeans
Illicit drugs: a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana;
major illicit transit point for heroin en route to the international
drug market from Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced
the area of cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to
neighboring countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by
eradication efforts; also a drug money laundering center; rapidly
growing role in amphetamine production for regional consumption;
increasing indigenous abuse of methamphetamine and heroin
Exports: $45.1 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: manufactures 73%, agricultural products and fisheries
21%, raw materials 5%, fuels 1%
partners: US 21.0%, Japan 17.1%, Singapore 13.6%, Hong Kong 5.3%,
Germany 3.5%, UK 3.0%, Netherlands 2.8%, Malaysia 2.4%
Imports: $53.9 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: manufactures 80%, fuels 6.9%, raw materials 6.6%,
foodstuffs 4.3%
partners: Japan 30.4%, US 11.9%, Singapore 6.3%, Germany 5.8%,
Taiwan 5.1%, Malaysia 4.9%, South Korea 3.7%, China 2.6%
External debt: $53.7 billion (1994)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $624 million (1993)
Currency: 1 baht (B) = 100 satang
Exchange rates: baht (B) per US$1 - 25.300 (January 1996), 25.000
(1995 est.), 25.150 (1994), 25.319 (1993), 25.400 (1992), 25.517
(1991)
Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 4,623 km
narrow gauge: 4,623 km 1.000-m gauge (99 km double track)
Highways:
total: 54,388 km
paved: 48,786 km (including 171 km of expressways)
unpaved: 5,602 km (1992 est.)
Waterways: 3,999 km principal waterways; 3,701 km with navigable
depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year; numerous minor
waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft
Pipelines: petroleum products 67 km; natural gas 350 km
Ports: Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha,
Songkhla
Merchant marine:
total: 259 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,559,037
GRT/2,498,812 DWT
ships by type: bulk 32, cargo 143, chemical tanker 3, container 11,
liquefied gas tanker 12, oil tanker 45, passenger 1, refrigerated
cargo 7, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 2 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 98
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 6
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 9
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 12
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 22
with paved runways under 914 m: 36
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 12 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 2 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 1,553,200 (1994 est.)
Telephone system: service to general public inadequate; bulk of
service to government activities provided by multichannel cable and
microwave radio relay network
domestic: microwave radio relay and multichannel cable; domestic
satellite system being developed
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 200 (in government-controlled
network), FM 100 (in government-controlled network), shortwave 0
Radios: 10.75 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 11 (in government-controlled
network)
Televisions: 3.3 million (1993 est.)
Defense
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Branches: Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai
Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 16,835,334
males fit for military service: 10,182,904
males reach military age (18) annually: 592,268 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $4.0 billion,
2.5% of GDP (FY94/95)
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@The Bahamas
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Map
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Location: 24 15 N, 76 00 W -- Caribbean, chain of islands in the
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida
Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top),
gold, and aquamarine with a black equilateral triangle based on the
hoist side
Geography
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Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
southeast of Florida
Geographic coordinates: 24 15 N, 76 00 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area: 13,940 sq km
land area: 10,070 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Connecticut
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 3,542 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia 63 m
Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber
Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 32%
other: 67%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: coral reef decay
natural hazards: hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause
extensive flood and wind damage
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
Geographic note: strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba;
extensive island chain
People
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Population: 259,367 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 28% (male 36,331; female 35,771)
15-64 years: 67% (male 84,107; female 89,193)
65 years and over: 5% (male 5,449; female 8,516) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.05% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 18.73 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 5.74 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 23.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.53 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 77.16 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian
Ethnic divisions: black 85%, white 15%
Religions: Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%,
Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or
unknown 3%, other 2%
Languages: English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of
literacy not available (1995 est.)
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
Data code: BF
Type of government: commonwealth
Capital: Nassau