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Bahamas:
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Other pages in this profile of the Bahamas:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
Definition - World rank and map 133,100 (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 432.9 (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 374,000 (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 1,216.5 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: modern facilities domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 2 (2006) |
Internet country code |
Definition .bs |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 248 (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 0.8 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 103,000 (2005) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 335 (2005) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 62 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 24 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 38 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 22 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 1 (2007) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 2,693 km paved: 1,546 km unpaved: 1,147 km (2000) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 1,225 ships (1000 GRT or over) 42,957,303 GRT/57,342,664 DWT by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 207, cargo 231, carrier 3, chemical tanker 90, combination ore/oil 12, container 64, liquefied gas 70, passenger 110, passenger/cargo 35, petroleum tanker 214, refrigerated cargo 119, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 49 foreign-owned: 1,151 (Angola 6, Australia 1, Belgium 16, Bermuda 12, Brazil 2, Canada 77, China 10, Croatia 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 16, Denmark 69, Finland 9, France 30, Germany 48, Greece 204, Hong Kong 5, Iceland 1, Indonesia 3, Ireland 4, Italy 2, Japan 73, Jordan 2, Kenya 1, Malaysia 12, Monaco 13, Montenegro 2, Netherlands 21, Nigeria 2, Norway 229, Philippines 1, Poland 16, Russia 4, Saudi Arabia 16, Singapore 17, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, Spain 15, Sweden 4, Switzerland 3, Thailand 5, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 8, UAE 24, UK 5, UK 49, US 108, Venezuela 1) registered in other countries: 12 (Bolivia 1, Panama 9, Peru 1, Portugal 1) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point |
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