- There are no rivers in The Bahamas.
- The Bahamas has the world's third-longest barrier reef.
- Five per cent of the world's coral can be found in the waters of The Bahamas
- The Islands of The Bahamas are made entirely of calcium carbonate, which is mainly produced or precipitated by the organisms of coral reefs.
- The Lucayan National Park on Grand Bahama Island is the site of the world's longest known underwater cave and cavern system.
- The Bahamas has the clearest waters in the world, with visibility of over 61m (200 ft). It has been scientifically proven that a specific alga, which requires light to live, is found deeper in The Bahamas than anywhere else on earth.
- If you travel from the northernmost to the southernmost point of The Bahamas, it is roughly the same distance as that between the northernmost point of Scotland and the southernmost point of England.
- Andros (with an area of 5,956 square km) is the fifth-largest island in the Caribbean, but has a population of just 8,000.
- Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island, at 63m (206ft) is the highest point in The Bahamas.
- Bimini is a mere 80 km from Florida.
- 109 species of birds breed in the Islands of The Bahamas.
- The world's first land and sea park was established in the Exuma Cays in 1958.
- There are 120 plant species found only in The Bahamas.
- Inagua is a birdwatcher's paradise, with the world's largest breeding colony of West Indian flamingos (over 60,000).
- Several species of whale and dolphin, including blue and humpback whales and spotted dolphin, are found in the waters of The Bahamas.
- Main exports are pharmaceuticals, cement, rum, crawfish (spiny lobster) and refined petroleum products.
- Tourism generates 50% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the total workforce.
