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Internet World Stats > The Caribbean > Bahamas

Bahamas Internet usage, broadband and telecommunications reports Internet Usage Statistics: 131,280 Internet users as of August 31, 2010; 42.3% of the population, according to FB.

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The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an independent English-speaking nation in the West Indies. An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida in the United States, north of Cuba and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management.

Latest Population Estimate:
310,428 population for 2010, according to U.S Census Bureau.

Facebook Users in Bahamas:
131,280 as of August 31, 2010, according to Facebook.

Latest GNI Estimate:
GNI per capita (ppp) was US$ 21,600 for 2006, according to the World Bank.

Bahamas Land Size (Area):
Bahamas has 13,962 sq km - Population Density is 22 persons per sq km.

Internet Usage and Population Statistics:

YEAR	Users	Population	% Pen.	GDP p.c.*	Usage Source
2000	13,100	304,000	4.3 %	US$ 14,296	ITU
2003	84,000	326,057	23.4 %	US$ 14,585	ITU
2006	93,000	330,602	28.1 %	US$ 14,920	ITU
2007	103,000	335,142	30.7 %	US$ 21,600	ITU
2009	142,000	307,552	46.2 %	US$ 14,920	ITU
2010	131,280	310,428	42.3 %	US$ 14,920	FB

Note: Per Capita GDP in US dollars, source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Bahamas Official Statistics Page
Bahamas Statistics Unit

Search Engines and Directories:
Bahamas Search Engines

Bahamas Open Directory

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Bahamas Profile

Bahamas in the Wikipedia
Bahamas history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.

Bahamas in the CIA Factbook
Bahamas information about the economy, geography, government,
population, communications, military and transnational issues.

BBC Bahamas Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders, history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.

Bahamas e-Government Page
The Government of Bahamas portal, with many useful links.

Bahamas Globalis Page
Bahamas statistics for agriculture, climate, economy, education, environment,
gender equality, health, human development, population, technology, and water.


Telecommunications Reports for Bahamas

Caribbean Telecommunications Market Reports - Anguilla to Bermuda
This report from Paul Budde provides an overview of the telecom markets in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda. It includes information about fixed-line and mobile operators, Internet providers, regulatory background and state of liberalisation. See summary and table of contents


Caribbean Telecoms Market Overview and Statistics
Almost all Caribbean countries offer a full range of telecom services, despite being characterised by small markets in terms of population. Liberalisation agreements have been reached in most countries. The major mobile players are the incumbent Cable & Wireless and Digicel which, in June 2005, agreed to acquire all the Caribbean operations of Cingular Wireless. The region’s mobile subscriber base is concentrated in the hands of these two major players, with only a few smaller companies edging their way into the newly liberalised markets. This Paul Budde report provides an overview of the Caribbean’s telecom sector accompanied by relevant statistics and a brief profile of the major players. See report table of contents

Broadband and Consumer E-Commerce in Bahamas

May 2009 Review

E-commerce and offshore are often touted as the perfect marriage, in part because jurisdictions like The Bahamas provide a tax-neutral platform from which to operate a business and make sales, and because the cost of skilled labour is oftentimes lower than in onshore jurisdictions. In The Bahamas' case, it is also an attractive place to live and just a 50-minute flight from the east coast of the United States.

As a sophisticated financial centre it also has the professional base to support e-commerce operations, be it legal, banking, accounting or marketing services. A modern metropolis located just outside of the United States. And because of the high degree of offshore activity, there is less red tape and bureaucracy in terms of establishing and responding to the needs of the industry.

The beauty of e-commerce is its mobility, allowing a business to separate activities that formerly would have been kept in one location. For instance, one can do research and development in one area, marketing in the other area, and sales in the third area, using cyberspace. For example, a major airline has moved its ticket processing to Barbados even though it carries out the bulk of its operation in the United States.

Last year, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) entered into a contract with TYCO Telecommunications to install the fiber optic cable to connect 14 islands of The Bahamas. The system is known as the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International (BDSNi). When completed, the new system will be able to transmit more than 120,000 simultaneous phone calls using a pair of fiber optic spread embedded within a cable less than one inch in diameter.

Phase II of the project involves connecting Inagua to New Providence via Mayaguana, San Salvador, Rum Cay, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Abaco and Grand Bahama; and Phase III will allow BTC to connect the cable internationally.

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