Bahamas

Exact population: 316,182 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 95.6%; male: 94.7%; female: 96.5%
Ethnicities: Black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Land boundaries: 0 km
Terrain: Long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m
Imports: US 22.4%, South Korea 18.9%, Brazil 9.2%, Japan 7.9%, Italy 7.8%, Venezuela 6.6% (2004)
Exports: US 40.3%, Poland 13.3%, Spain 11.7%, Germany 5.9%, France 4.3% (2004)
Industries: Tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe

Source: CIA World Factbook