Capital : Nassau

Land Area : 303,000 sq km

Head of Government : Rt. Hon. Perry Christie (elected May 2002)

Population : 301,790 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages : English, Creole

Major Religion(s) : Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)

Date of Joining : 1973

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