Time zone: GMT - 5 hours
Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba.
Capital: Nassau
Currency: Bahamian dollar (currency code BSD)
Language: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants).
Airport authority contact information: Director of Civil Aviation, Nassau. Telephone: +1 242 (1)327 7821
Airports: In 2005 the Bahamas had 63 airports, 30 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Andros Town Airport
Arthurs Town Airport
Bimini Airport
Bimini North Spb Airport
Cape Eleuthera Airport
Cat Cay Airport
Cat Island Airport
Chub Cay Airport
Congo Town Airport
Crooked Island Airport
Deadmans Cay Airport
Duncan Town Airport
Estate Airport
Exuma International Airport
Governors Harbour Airport
Grand Bahama Airport
Grand Turk Airport
Great Harbour Airport
Green Turtle Airport
Inagua Airport
Mangrove Cay Airport
Marsh Harbour International Airport
Mayaguana Airport
Middle Caicos Airport
Moss Town Exuma Airport
N Eleuthera International Airport
Nassau International Airport
Norman's Cay Airport
North Caicos Airport
Pine Cay Airport
Pitts Town Airport
Powell Point Airport
Providenciale International Airport
Rum Cay Airport
S Eleuthera Airport
Salt Cay Airport
San Andros Airport
San Salvador Airport
South Andros Airport
South Caicos International Airport
Springpoint Airport
Staniel Cay Airport
Walkers S Cay Airport
West End Airport
