Flag Description

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turks Head cactus - three common elements of the islands' biota

Background:The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.

Total Area: 948 sq km

Land Area:948 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:389 km

Lowest Point:Caribbean Sea 0 m

Highest Point:Flamingo Hill 48 m

Population:49,070 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:2.58% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%

Literacy(%):0.98

Literacy(%) Male:0.99

Literacy(%) Female:98% (1970 est.)

Independence Day:none (overseas territory of the UK)

National Holiday:Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)

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