what is mantle health of bahamas and what steps are government taking to improve it
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The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an archipelago of 700 islands and 2,400 cays in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Florida, that covers an area of 13,900 km2. The climate is typically tropical with two seasons, dry from November to April, and rainy from May to October. Hurricane season lasts officially from June 1 to November 30. In October 2015, Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 hurricane, battered the southern islands and in October 2016, another Category 4 hurricane, Matthew, caused much flooding and damage but no fatalities (1).
The islands have creeks and bodies of brackish water but no fresh water rivers; water is obtained mainly from wells drilled into aquifers or through desalination. About 30 of the islands are inhabited; the population is estimated at 370,000 persons, 90% of whom live in New Providence, Grand Bahama, and Abaco. The seat of government is in the capital, Nassau, located in New Providence (2).
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas gained its independence from Great Britain in 1973. Since then, the country has maintained a Westminster form of democracy. A Governor-General is appointed as the representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The country is governed by a bicameral Parliament consisting of a Senate of 14 appointed members and a House of Assembly of 38 members popularly elected every five years.
The population has grown from an estimated 325,200 in 2005 to 369,670 in 2015, representing a 15% increase in the past decade. Much of that growth is due to immigration. Birth rates have decreased from 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2010 to 16.7 in 2015. The non-Bahamian population in 2010 comprised one-sixth of the total population, a 25% increase from 2000; Haitians comprised 64.4% of the non-Bahamian population (3). Not only is the population growing, but its structure is changing (Figure 1). Increasing life expectancy (from 73.8 years in 2010 to 74.7 in 2015) and decreasing birth rates have resulted in an aging population, where the age group 65 years old and older has increased by 25%, while the group 45 64 years old has increased by 32%. Those changes, coupled with a decrease in the population under 15 years old (from 26.6% to 25.3%), have reduced the dependency ratio from 0.48 to 0.45.
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The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an archipelago of 700 islands and 2,400 cays in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Florida, that covers an area of 13,900 km2. The climate is typically tropical with two seasons, dry from November to April, and rainy from May to October. Hurricane season lasts officially from June 1 to November 30. In October 2015, Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 hurricane, battered the southern islands and in October 2016, another Category 4 hurricane, Matthew, caused much flooding and damage but no fatalities