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24 15 N, 76 00 W
Regional Information

Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba

Capital City

Nassau
Regional Relationships

disagrees with the US on the alignment of a potential maritime boundary; continues to monitor and interdict drug dealers and Haitian refugees in Bahamian waters
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Coral reef decay; solid waste disposal

International Agreements

Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Climate

Tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream