Bahamas, The

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Bahamas, The
Misc
Country CodeBS
Geography
Area (sq km)13,880
Coastline (km)3,542
Highest Point (m)64 (Mount Alvernia on Cat Island)
Average Elevation (m)
People
Population332,634
Median Age32.30
Growth Rate0.79 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)15.10
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.30
Urban Population83.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)80.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)11.10
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.94
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.90
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)31.60 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)25.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)12.060 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)32,400
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)11.40 %

See Also

North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere.