Population: 252,110 (July 1991), growth rate 1.4% (1991)

Birth rate: 19 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 76 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: black 85%, white 15%

Religion: Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% (1980)

Language: English; some Creole among Haitian immigrants

Literacy: 90% (male 90%, female 89%) age 15 and over but definition of literacy not available (1963 est.)

Labor force: 132,600; government 30%, hotels and restaurants 25%, business services 10%, agriculture 5% (1986)

Organized labor: 25% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding The Bahamas on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Bahamas People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Bahamas People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.