NationMaster - Bahamian Government statistics

Administrative divisions 21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum Cay
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Pasi Patokallio
Capital city Nassau
Capital city > Daylight saving time +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	25 05 N, 77 21 W
Capital city > Name	Nassau
Capital city > Time difference UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Head of Government	Perry Christie
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Title	Prime Minister
Constitution	10 July 1973
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Last constitution established	1973
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Monarch selected by Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Type of monarchy	Kingdom
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	Berne
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador John D. ROOD
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy	42 Queen Street, Nassau
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[1] (242) 356-0222
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address local or express mail address: P. O. Box N-8197, Nassau; US Department of State, 3370 Nassau Place, Washington, DC 20521-3370
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone [1] (242) 322-1181, 356-3229 (after hours)
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of Ambassadors from Finland ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: Commonwealth Heads of Government ; Wikipedia: Constitutional monarchy ; Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahamas, The, Commonwealth of The Bahamas, The Bahamas, bahamas

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