On Bahamas

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Type of Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II; Represented by Governor General Arthur D. HANNA
Head of Government: Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM
Foreign Minister: Honorary Theodore Brent SYMONETTE
Population: 307,451 (July 2008 Estimate)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing Power Parity: $8.332 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per Capita (PPP): $25,000 (2007 Estimate)
Land Area: 10,070 sq. km
Government Website: www.bahamas.gov.bs
Ambassador to the U.S.: Cornelius SMITH
Washington Embassy Address:
2220 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Rhoda JACKSON
Washington Embassy Website: N/A
U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas: Ned L. SIEGEL
U.S. Embassy Website in the Bahamas: nassau.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.