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Caribbean & Coasts of the Americas
Bahamas - Columbus Isle
Resort
Useful Information
CLUB MED COLUMBUS
COCKBURN TOWN SAN SALVADOR ISLAND
Phone: (1) 242 331 20 00
Fax: (1) 242 331 24 58
Your destination
Official country name: Commonwealth of the BahamasCapital: Nassau (190,000 inhabitants)
Land area: 13,940 km²
Population: 306,000 inhabitants
Peoples and ethnic groups: Africans (85%), Europeans (12%), Asians and Hispanics (3%)
Languages: English
Religions: Baptists (32%), Anglicans (20%),Catholics (19%)
Political institutions: Independant Commonwealth state, parliamentary régime
Governor general: Ivy Dumont
Prime minister: Perry Christie
GDP: 5.72 million $US
GDP per capita: 18,228 $US
Annual growth rate: 5,2%
Inflation: 6,6%
Principal activities : tourism, finance
Principal partners: United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Switzerland
Close to the resort
Nearby towns: ●Cockburn town is a 15 minute walk from the Resort. ●Columbus Isle is located on the island of San Salvador, to get to Nassau (another island) you need to take a 45 minute plane ride (1 flight daily)
Climate
The weather is usually nice in the Bahamas : clear sky, sunny, cool breezes help to relieve the heat. Sea fronts may be cold from December to April. Cool nights in june. The hottest period is between may and the end of August - it is during this period that most of the rains fall ; however they will not spoil the GMs'holidays because most of the time they fall at the end of the day or during the night. The climate is then warm and damp. From September to the end of November : the air is dry. The archipelago of the Bahamas can be hit by hurricanes ; they generaly occur in September or in October but sometimes from August. Temperature of the sea : ----------------------- During Winter months the water is sometimes cool : 20-22 °C / 68-71,6 °F. In Summer the sea is very warm : its temperature can reach 29°C / 84,2°F in August.
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