Lasting from May to October, the wet season in the Bahamas contains the hottest months of the year and as the rainfall is quite low (by Caribbean standards) this is a good time to visit.
July 28, 2006 (Press Release) --
Destination Facts
Capital: Nassau
Governor General: Dame Ivy Dumont (representing Queen Elizabeth II)
Prime Minister: Perry Christie
Government: independent state within the British Commonwealth
Time zone: GMT -5
Area: 5380
Population: 294982
People: African descent (85%), European descent (12%), Asian & Hispanic (3%)
Languages:
Baptist (32%), Anglican (20%), Roman Catholic (19%), other Protestant (24%), other (5%)
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (B$)
Major industries: tourism, finance
Major Trading Partners: USA, UK, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Switzerland
Daylight Saving: From not in use to not in use
Weight System: Imperial
Country Dialing Code: 242
Places of Interest
Other Attractions
Name: Bahamas
The Bahamas has successfully promoted itself as a destination for US jetsetters, and a lot of it is Americanised. Yet there are still opportunities among its 700 islands and 2500 cays to disappear into a mangrove forest, explore a coral reef and escape the high-rise hotels and package-tour madness.
The 18th-century Privateers' Republic has become a modern banker's paradise, at least on New Providence and Grand Bahama. On the other islands - once known as the Out Islands but now euphemistically called the Family Islands - the atmosphere is more truly West Indian.
Weather
Lasting from May to October, the wet season in the Bahamas contains the hottest months of the year and as the rainfall is quite low (by Caribbean standards) this is a good time to visit. If you're not partial to hot-and-sticky then try March to April and November to December, when the maximum temperature usually sits just below 30 ° C (86 ° F). Occasionally cold north American winds sweep down on the Bahamas during winter and spring.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
Capital: Nassau
Governor General: Dame Ivy Dumont (representing Queen Elizabeth II)
Prime Minister: Perry Christie
Government: independent state within the British Commonwealth
Time zone: GMT -5
Area: 5380
Population: 294982
People: African descent (85%), European descent (12%), Asian & Hispanic (3%)
Languages:
Baptist (32%), Anglican (20%), Roman Catholic (19%), other Protestant (24%), other (5%)
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (B$)
Major industries: tourism, finance
Major Trading Partners: USA, UK, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Switzerland
Daylight Saving: From not in use to not in use
Weight System: Imperial
Country Dialing Code: 242
Places of Interest
Other Attractions
Name: Bahamas
The Bahamas has successfully promoted itself as a destination for US jetsetters, and a lot of it is Americanised. Yet there are still opportunities among its 700 islands and 2500 cays to disappear into a mangrove forest, explore a coral reef and escape the high-rise hotels and package-tour madness.
The 18th-century Privateers' Republic has become a modern banker's paradise, at least on New Providence and Grand Bahama. On the other islands - once known as the Out Islands but now euphemistically called the Family Islands - the atmosphere is more truly West Indian.
Weather
Lasting from May to October, the wet season in the Bahamas contains the hottest months of the year and as the rainfall is quite low (by Caribbean standards) this is a good time to visit. If you're not partial to hot-and-sticky then try March to April and November to December, when the maximum temperature usually sits just below 30 ° C (86 ° F). Occasionally cold north American winds sweep down on the Bahamas during winter and spring.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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