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Central America and the Caribbean > Bahamas, The > Government

Capital city Nassau Time series
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Last constitution established 1973
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Monarch selected by
Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general Miami, New York Time series
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address 50 O'Connor, Suite 1313
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth 2.04 % Time series [72nd of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU 170000000 Time series
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU 326400000 Time series
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ 326,400,000 $ Time series [98th of 169]
Independence Day > Date July 10
Legal systems > Common law base
based on English common law
Parliamentary seats > Female 15% [37th of 143]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > % 20 % Time series [57th of 174]
Status
democracy
Trademarks, nonresidents 540 Time series [75th of 99]
Trademarks, residents 53 Time series [78th of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
disagrees with the US on the alignment the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary; continues to monitor and interdict drug dealers and Haitian and Cuban refugees in Bahamian waters
UN membership date 18 Sep. 1973
United Nations mission
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1857.htm
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood Embassy Row

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Constitutional monarchy ; Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa ; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: Independence Day ; Wikipedia: Legal systems of the world ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; electionworld.org; Wisconsin High School Model United Nations; Wikipedia: List of Washington, D.C. embassies

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

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mateo
20th September 2009
Your son will never be accepted anywhere . He wants to move to th Bhamas to molest kids away from the watchful eyes of law enforcement . If they catch him on the islands , they will kill him .
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