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In terms of gross domestic product per capita, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada), with an economy based on tourism and finance. [1] Tourism alone provides an estimated 45% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and employs about half the Bahamian workforce.
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Only about 0.8% of the Bahamas' land area is arable, about 140 square km (54 square miles). [5] Most arable land is on New Providence, Abaco, Andros, and Grand Bahama islands; challenges for Bahamian agriculture include limited fresh water resources for irrigation, the difficulties of inter-island transport of goods in the archipelago, a lack of human capital, the country's small size (which ...
Countries by pineapple production in 2020. This is a list of countries by pineapple production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for pineapples in 2022 was 29,361,138 metric tonnes, an increase of 2.3% from 28,714,479 tonnes in ...
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The economy of the Bahamas is dependent upon tourism and offshore banking. The Bahamas is the richest country in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in North America for nominal GDP. [8] It is a stable, developing nation in the Lucayan Archipelago, with a population of 391,232 (2016). Steady growth in tourism receipts and a boom in construction ...
Tavistock Group is a Bahamas-based private investment organization founded in 1975. The company is headquartered in the offshore financial center of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and has offices in 13 countries; Bahamas, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Jamaica, Argentina, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, and Sri Lanka.
During the peak years of the industry around the turn of the last century, the area was said to produce a million crates of pineapples annually. Local history: Before oranges, Treasure Coast was ...