Bahamas

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)

Governor-General: Arthur Dion Hanna (2006)

Prime Minister: Hubert Ingraham (2007)

Land area: 3,888 sq mi (10,070 sq km); total area: 5,382 sq mi 13,940 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 310,426 (growth rate: 0.9%); birth rate: 16.25/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.6/1000; life expectancy: 70.8; density per sq km: 30

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Nassau, 222,200

Monetary unit: Bahamian dollar