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Bahamas, The
| Location |
N Atlantic Ocean, SE of U.S. State of Florida |
| Latitude and longitude |
24 15 N, 76 00 W |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Commonwealth of The Bahamas" |
| Population |
317,000 |
| Census notes |
est. June 30, 2004 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
13,864 |
| Capital |
Nassau |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Bahamas
Constitution, from the Political Database of the Americas,
Georgetown University |
| Constitution
of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, from the Government of the
Bahamas |
Other legal documents online
|
| Laws
and Acts, from the Government of the Bahamas (PDF) |
|
Laws
of the Bahamas, from Lex Bahamas; starting with legislation
enacted in 2000 (PDF) |
| Judicial
Decisions, from Lex Bahamas |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Association of Caribbean States, Total
Population |
| Bahamas,
from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Bahamas,
globalEDGE Country Insight from Michigan State University |
| The
Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the official government website |
| Country
profile: Bahamas, from the BBC News |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| LLRX.Com,
Guide to
Caribbean Law Research, by Yemisi Dina |
| Overview
of the Bahamian Legal System, from Lex Bahamas |
| The
Bahamas, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State
(2003) |
| United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country
Profile: The Bahamas |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
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