Official Title: Commonwealth of the Bahamas General Information
Capital: Nassau
Population: 325,000
Total Area: 13,940 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.9 Bahamian dollar
National Holiday: July 10 (Independence Day
Language(s): English Political Information
Type of State:
Commonwealth country Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy Head of State:
Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government:
Prime Minister Perry Christie Ministers:
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service: Hon. Fred Mitchell; Minister of Trade and Industry: Hon. Leslie Miller Main Political Parties:
Progressive Liberal Party, Free National Movement Elections:
2007 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Bahamas | Canada |
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| GDP: | 7.11 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 21885 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 2.7% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 2.2% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $66,528,439
Canadian imports from country: $56,816,109
FDI in Canada: 132 million
CDI in Bahamas: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner H.E.Philip Patric Smith Foreign Consulates in Canada:
50 rue O’Connor, Suite 1313
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Denis Kingsley Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Honorary Consul Robert Nihon, Shirley Street Plaza, Nassau Bahamas January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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