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Bahamas


								Bahamas


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region	Caribbean
capital	Nassau
population in 2003 total of population (thousands)	314
population density number of inhabitants (per square km)	23
largest urban agglom. population	220
surface area square kms	13,878
currency	dollar
united nations membership date	18 September 1973
new_york_mission	Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United Nations 231 East 46th Street New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Telephone: 212-421-6925, 6926, 6929 Fax: 212-759-2135