Isabel & Octy

Basic Geography

• Size-5,382 sq mile • Capital-Nassau • Major landmarks- Atlantic Ocean, the out island• Bodies of water- Atlantic Ocean• Climate-The year, rang 20 to 21 degrees C at

night. Sea temperature rang between 23 degrees C in February and 28 degrees C in August

• Natural resource- Salt, Aragonite, Timber, Arable land

AragoniteNassau

Atlantic Ocean

Demography & Economy • Population-309,156• Mortality rate-23.17• GDP-8.779 billion • Ethnic group- Black 85%,White 12%,Asian &

Hispanic 3%• Government & leadership-constitution

parliamentary democracy & a common wealth realm

• Currency name-Bahamian dollars • Exchange rate- Its worth the same as U.S dollars

Bahamian dollar

Bahamian people

Bahamian coin

history• Independence-July 1973• Leader- Hon Perry G. Christie • Important events-epitome,

Junkanoo, The annual 1bahamas Music & Heritage festival

Hon Perry g. ChristieJunkanoo

Sound Andros

Society • Religion- Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman

Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

• Language-English with an accent

• Food-meat fish, peas and rice, chicken, fish, Macaroni and chess, ribs, conch, potato salad and plantain

• Marriage- same as U.S marriage custom

Required images

Hon Perry

G. Christie

resource • www.wiki.answer.com• www.androsbeachclub.com• www.travel.mapspfworld.com• www.images.google.com• www.southtravels.com• www.fags.org• www.cia.gov