Country #11 is my first Caribbean destination: The Bahamas. Very excited to visit; I spent a lot of time in that part of the world during my rowdy youth…
(image by Rei-artur via Wikimedia Commons)
| Short name | The Bahamas |
| Official name | Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
| Status | Independent country since 1973 |
| Location | Caribbean |
| Capital | Nassau |
| Population | 353,000 (unofficial 2010) inhabitants |
| Area | 13,878 km² |
| Major languages | English (official) |
| Major religions | Protestantism |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_the_Bahamas
(Image by Bahamas government, via Wikimedia Commons)
