The Bahamas People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 235,000(July 1986), average

annual growth rate 1.8%

Nationality: noun—Bahamian(s); adjective—Bahamian

Ethnic divisions: 85% black, 15% white

Religion: Baptist 29%, Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 22%, smaller groups of other Protestants, Greek Orthodox, and Jews

Language: English; some Creole among Haitian immigrants

Infant mortality rate: 20.20/1,000 y19841

Life expectancy: men 64 women 70

Literacy: 89%

Labor force: 82,000(1982); 30% government, 25% hotels and restaurants, 10%

business services, 6% agriculture; 30% unemployment (1983)

Organized labor: 25% organized

NOTE: The information regarding The Bahamas on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Bahamas 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Bahamas 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.