capacity: 424,000 kW
production: 929 million kWh
consumption per capita: 3,200 kWh (1993)

Agriculture: citrus, vegetables; poultry

Illicit drugs: transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound
for US and Europe; also a money-laundering center

Exports: $224.257 million (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: pharmaceuticals, cement, rum, crawfish, refined
petroleum products
partners: US 51%, UK 7%, Norway 7%, France 6%, Italy 5%

Imports: $1.08 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, crude oil, vehicles,
electronics
partners: US 55%, Japan 17%, Nigeria 12%, Denmark 7%, Norway 6%

External debt: $407.8 million (December 1994)

Economic aid: $NA

Currency: 1 Bahamian dollar (B$) = 100 cents

Exchange rates: Bahamian dollar (B$) per US$1 - 1.00 (fixed rate)

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June

Transportation
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Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 2,386 km
paved: 1,342 km
unpaved: 1,044 km (1986 est.)

Ports: Freeport, Matthew Town, Nassau

Merchant marine:
total: 956 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,592,285
GRT/35,765,965 DWT
ships by type: bulk 176, cargo 182, chemical tanker 43, combination
bulk 9, combination ore/oil 19, container 53, liquefied gas tanker
20, oil tanker 180, passenger 53, refrigerated cargo 147,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 47, short-sea passenger 13, vehicle carrier 14
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 48
countries among which are Norway 155, Greece 124, US 84, Denmark 63,
Netherlands 44, Sweden 36, Finland 34, France 29, Japan 29, and
Belgium 24 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 55
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 16
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 11
with paved runways under 914 m: 17
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 8 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 119,000 (1987 est.)

Telephone system:
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0

Radios: 200,000 (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 1 (1986 est.)

Televisions: 60,000 (1993 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only),