Capital : Nassau

Land Area : 13,878 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Ingraham

Population : 309,156 (July 2009)

Major Languages : English, Creole

Major Religion(s) : Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

Date of Joining : 1973

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