Outline of the Bahamas

For an alphabetical index of this subject, see the List of Bahamas-related articles.

Location of the Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially known as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent sovereign, English-speaking island country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and the United States, north of Cuba, the island of Hispanola and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to the Bahamas:

• Pronunciation:
• International rankings of the Bahamas

Geography of the Bahamas

Main article: Geography of the Bahamas

• The Bahamas are: an island country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (off the East Coast of the United States, southeast of Puerto Rico)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Caribbean
  • Extreme points of the Bahamas
• Population: 330,549(2007) - 177th
• Size: 13,878 square kilometres (5,358 sq mi) - 160th
• Atlas of the Bahamas

Environment of the Bahamas

Main article: Environment of the Bahamas

• Climate of the Bahamas
• Ecology of the Bahamas
  • Ecoregions in the Bahamas
  • Renewable energy in the Bahamas
• Geology of the Bahamas
• Protected areas of the Bahamas
  • Biosphere reserves in the Bahamas
  • National parks of the Bahamas
• Wildlife of the Bahamas
  • Flora of the Bahamas
  • Fauna of the Bahamas
    • Birds of the Bahamas
    • Mammals of the Bahamas

Natural geographic features of the Bahamas

Main article: Landforms of the Bahamas

• Fjords of the Bahamas
• Glaciers of the Bahamas
• Islands of the Bahamas
• Lakes of the Bahamas
• Mountains of the Bahamas
  • Volcanoes in the Bahamas
• Rivers of the Bahamas
  • Waterfalls of the Bahamas
• Valleys of the Bahamas
• World Heritage Sites in the Bahamas: None

Regions of the Bahamas

Main article: Regions of the Bahamas

Ecoregions of the Bahamas

Main article: Ecoregions in the Bahamas

Administrative divisions of the Bahamas

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Bahamas

• Districts of the Bahamas
  • Municipalities of the Bahamas

Districts of the Bahamas

Main article: Districts of the Bahamas

• Acklins
• Berry Islands
• Bimini
• Black Point (Exuma)
• Cat Island
• Central Abaco
• Central Andros
• Central Eleuthera
• City of Freeport (Grand Bahama)
• Crooked Island
• East Grand Bahama
• Exuma
• Grand Cay (Abaco)
• Harbour Island (Eleuthera)
• Hope Town (Abaco)
• Inagua
• Long Island
• Mangrove Cay (Andros)
• Mayaguana
• Moore's Island (Abaco)
• North Abaco
• North Andros
• North Eleuthera
• Ragged Island
• Rum Cay
• San Salvador
• South Abaco
• South Andros
• South Eleuthera
• Spanish Wells (Eleuthera)
• West Grand Bahama

=Municipalities of the Bahamas

• Cities: List of cities in the Bahamas
  • Capital: Capital of the Bahamas

Demography of the Bahamas

Main article: Demographics of the Bahamas

Government and politics of the Bahamas

Main article: Government of the Bahamas and Politics of the Bahamas

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Bahamas: Capital of the Bahamas

• Elections in the Bahamas
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Bahamas
• Political scandals of the Bahamas
• Taxation in the Bahamas

Branches of the government of the Bahamas

Main article: Government of the Bahamas

Executive branch of the government of the Bahamas

• Head of state: President of the Bahamas, [[]]
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Bahamas, [[]]
• Cabinet of the Bahamas

Legislative branch of the government of the Bahamas

• Parliament of the Bahamas (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Bahamas
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Bahamas

Judicial branch of the government of the Bahamas

Main article: Court system of the Bahamas

• Supreme Court of the Bahamas

Foreign relations of the Bahamas

Main article: Foreign relations of the Bahamas

• Diplomatic missions in the Bahamas
• Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas
• United States-the Bahamas relations

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of the Bahamas

the Bahamas is a member of:

• [[]]
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Law and order in the Bahamas

Main article: Law of the Bahamas

• Capital punishment in the Bahamas
• Constitution of the Bahamas
• Crime in the Bahamas
• Human rights in the Bahamas
  • LGBT rights in the Bahamas
  • Freedom of religion in the Bahamas
• Law enforcement in the Bahamas

Military of the Bahamas

Main article: Military of the Bahamas

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: [[]]
    • Ministry of Defence of the Bahamas
• Forces
  • Army of the Bahamas
  • Navy of the Bahamas
  • Air Force of the Bahamas
  • Special forces of the Bahamas
• Military history of the Bahamas
• Military ranks of the Bahamas

Local government in the Bahamas

Main article: Local government in the Bahamas

History of the Bahamas

Main article: History of the Bahamas, Timeline of the history of the Bahamas, and Current events of the Bahamas

• Economic history of the Bahamas
• Military history of the Bahamas

Culture of the Bahamas

Main article: Culture of the Bahamas

• Architecture of the Bahamas
• Cuisine of the Bahamas
• Ethnic minorities in the Bahamas
• Festivals in the Bahamas
• Humor in the Bahamas
• Languages of the Bahamas
• Media in the Bahamas
• National symbols of the Bahamas
  • Coat of arms of the Bahamas
  • Flag of the Bahamas
  • National anthem of the Bahamas
• People of the Bahamas
• Prostitution in the Bahamas
• Public holidays in the Bahamas
• Records of the Bahamas
• Religion in the Bahamas
  • Buddhism in the Bahamas
  • Christianity in the Bahamas
  • Hinduism in the Bahamas
  • Islam in the Bahamas
  • Judaism in the Bahamas
  • Sikhism in the Bahamas
• World Heritage Sites in the Bahamas: None

The Arts in the Bahamas

• Art in the Bahamas
• Cinema of the Bahamas
• Literature of the Bahamas
• Music of the Bahamas
• Television in the Bahamas
• Theatre in the Bahamas

Sports in the Bahamas

Main article: Sports in the Bahamas

• Football in the Bahamas
• The Bahamas at the Olympics

Economy of the Bahamas

Main article: Economy of the Bahamas

• Economic rank:

• Agriculture in the Bahamas
• Banking in the Bahamas
  • National Bank of the Bahamas
• Communications in the Bahamas
• Companies of the Bahamas
• Currency of the Bahamas:
• Economic history of the Bahamas
• Energy policy of the Bahamas
• Mining in the Bahamas
• Oil industry in the Bahamas
• Tourism in the Bahamas
• Transport in the Bahamas

• the Bahamas Stock Exchange

Education in the Bahamas

Main article: Education in the Bahamas

Infrastructure of the Bahamas

• Communications in the Bahamas
  • Internet in the Bahamas
• Energy in the Bahamas
• Health care in the Bahamas
• Transportation in the Bahamas
  • Airports in the Bahamas
  • Rail transport in the Bahamas
  • Roads in the Bahamas
• Water supply and sanitation in the Bahamas

See also

• List of basic geography topics
• List of the Bahamas-related articles (alphabetical index)
• List of international rankings

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Bahamas