Bahamas Commonwealth Exam with
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What is the population distribution of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ most of the
population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island
where Nassau is located
What are some natural hazards of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ hurricanes and other
tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
What are some current environmental issues of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ coral reef
decay; solid waste disposal
What is the strategic benefits of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ strategic location adjacent
to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited
What is the population of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ 327,316
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess
mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant
mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the
distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2016 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 180
What are the people of the Bahamas called? - ✅✅ noun: Bahamian(s)
Adjective: Bahamian
What are some of the ethnic groups of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ black 90.6%, white
4.7%, black and white 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
What are the languages of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ English (official), Creole (among
Haitian immigrants)
What are some of the religions of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Protestant 69.9%
(includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day
Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Brethren 1.6%), Roman
, Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%,
none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)
What is the capital of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Nassau
When is the Bahamas Independence Day? - ✅✅ 10 July 1973 (from the UK)
What is the Bahamas legal system? - ✅✅ common law system based on the
English model
What are the citizenship requirements of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ citizenship by
birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 6-9 years
What is the suffrage of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ 18 years of age; universal
Who lived on the Bahamas when European settlers first arrived on the island? -
✅✅ Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set
foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492.
When did the Bahamas first become a colony? - ✅✅ British settlement of the
islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783.
When did the Bahamas receive independence? - ✅✅ Since attaining
independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism,
international banking, and investment management
True or False: The Bahamas has a drug problem? - ✅✅ True: Because of its
location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly
shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal
migrants into the US.
What is the location of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
What is the map reference of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Central America and the
Caribbean
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What is the population distribution of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ most of the
population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island
where Nassau is located
What are some natural hazards of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ hurricanes and other
tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
What are some current environmental issues of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ coral reef
decay; solid waste disposal
What is the strategic benefits of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ strategic location adjacent
to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited
What is the population of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ 327,316
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess
mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant
mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the
distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2016 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 180
What are the people of the Bahamas called? - ✅✅ noun: Bahamian(s)
Adjective: Bahamian
What are some of the ethnic groups of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ black 90.6%, white
4.7%, black and white 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
What are the languages of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ English (official), Creole (among
Haitian immigrants)
What are some of the religions of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Protestant 69.9%
(includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day
Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Brethren 1.6%), Roman
, Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%,
none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)
What is the capital of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Nassau
When is the Bahamas Independence Day? - ✅✅ 10 July 1973 (from the UK)
What is the Bahamas legal system? - ✅✅ common law system based on the
English model
What are the citizenship requirements of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ citizenship by
birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 6-9 years
What is the suffrage of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ 18 years of age; universal
Who lived on the Bahamas when European settlers first arrived on the island? -
✅✅ Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set
foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492.
When did the Bahamas first become a colony? - ✅✅ British settlement of the
islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783.
When did the Bahamas receive independence? - ✅✅ Since attaining
independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism,
international banking, and investment management
True or False: The Bahamas has a drug problem? - ✅✅ True: Because of its
location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly
shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal
migrants into the US.
What is the location of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
What is the map reference of the Bahamas? - ✅✅ Central America and the
Caribbean
