Geography
An
archipelago of over 700 islands covering an area of about 100,000
square miles with the northern most islands less than 100 miles
from the coast of South Florida. The islands stretch in a
North/South layout covering 750 miles
with the majority of the island protected by the world’s
third largest Barrier Reefs and turquoise blue sand banks.
Abaco lies on the north eastern edge of the archipelago and
stretches almost 100 miles from north to south.
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Population
Only approximately 40 islands are
inhabited with an entire country population of 250,000. The
majority resides in the capital city of Nassau, with the remainder
scattered among outer islands referred to as the “Family
Islands”, with less than 15,000 on the island of Abaco.
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Government
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas became an
independent nation from Britain on July 10, 1973.
The elected Prime Minister is the head of the Parliamentary
Government with a Senate (or
Upper House) and a House of Assembly (Lower House).
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Climate
Year round tropical temperatures with
mild off-shore breezes and light humidity. Temperatures range from
the mid 70’s in the winter months to the low 90’s in summer.
The Bahamas observes hurricane season from June 1 thru Nov.
30th.
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Currency
The Bahamian dollar is the national
currency. It is on par with, equivalent
to, and interchangeable with the American dollars on the street.
Banks
There are over 360 financial institutions
licensed for banking and financial trust representation through
out the islands making The Bahamas one of the leading off-shore
financial centers in the world.
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Immigration
& Customs
All persons entering the Bahamas must
produce identification in the form of
either a valid passport or a notarized birth certificate
accompanied by a picture i.d. Citizens of certain countries,
except the United
States and Canada, may be required to obtain visas to enter. All
foreigners entering the Bahamas will be subject to a maximum stay
and will be required to show a return ticket from the Bahamas.
Persons may be subject to varying rates of duty on items being
imported into The Bahamas. All
persons departing the country pay a $15 departure tax.
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