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Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
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| Capital: |
Nassau |
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Americas |
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Caribbean |
| Area: |
13943 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:38) |
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BS |
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+1242 |
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| TIAR |
Inter-American Treaty of Mutual Assistance |
| OIS |
Organization of American States |
| CELAC |
Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (42) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 32 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 9 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
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 Stream, lake... (502) |
| Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 37 | | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 12 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 18 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 139 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 36 | | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 38 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 23 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 21 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 9 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 19 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 42 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 18 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 24 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 23 | | Estuary (ESTY)
(A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences) | 1 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 9 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 13 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 1 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 11 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 1 | | Salt evaporation ponds (MFGN)
(Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt) | 2 | | Salt pond (PNDN)
(A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 2 | | Reach (RCH)
(A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends) | 1 | | Seaplane landing area (AIRS)
(A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (23) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 8 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 11 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 2 | |
 City, village... (354) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 318 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 10 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 20 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 3 | | Historical populated place (PPLH)
(A populated place that no longer exists) | 1 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
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 Spot, building, farm (242) |
| Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 20 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 40 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 5 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 3 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 1 | | Arch (ARCH)
(A natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch) | 1 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 5 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 2 | | Oil pipeline terminal (TRMO)
(A tank farm or loading facility at the end of an oil pipeline) | 3 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 134 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 2 | | Marina (MAR)
(A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.) | 3 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 15 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 2 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 3 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1313) |
| Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 277 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 596 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 12 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 30 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 197 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 5 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 7 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 66 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 89 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 7 | | Section of island (ISLX)
| 1 | | Cleft(s) (CFT)
(A deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff) | 1 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 4 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 2 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 1 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 9 | | Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 1 | | Islet (ISLET)
(Small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.) | 1 | | Section of peninsula (PENX)
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 Undersea (5) |
| Hole (HOLU)
(A small depression of the sea floor) | 4 | | Seamount (SMU)
(An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit) | 1 | |
