	Bahamas
Capital & major cities	Capital: Nassau Major Cities: Nassau, Grand Bahama
Population	294, 982
population total & below 20yrs	87, 905
People	Black: 85% Asian & Hispanic: 3% White: 12%
Natural resources	Chief Crops: Citrus, Vegetables Minerals: Salt, Aragonite Other Resources: Lobster, Timber
Economy & Business	Industries: Tourism, Rum, Cement, Banking, Pharmaceuticals
Per Capita Income	Per Capita GDP: $20,000
Religion	Baptist: 32% Other Christian: 24% Roman Catholic: 19% Anglican: 20%
Major languages	English (official), Creole
Literacy rate	male: 98.5% female: 98% (1995 est.)
Other Information	HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate: 4.13% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with: 6,900 (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 500 (1999 est.)

Sources:

1. CIA World Factbook

2. Almanac

FACILITY: AIDS Foundation of the Bahamas

Address	Delancy Street P.O. Box CB - 12003
Phone Numbers	242 - 325 - 9327
Fax Numbers	242 - 325 - 5113
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	President: Dr. Richard Knowles

FACILITY: Crisis Centre

Address	Knowles House P.O. Box EE - 17910
Phone Number	242 - 328 - 0922
Fax Number	242 - 328 - 7824
Web Site Address	Crisiscentre@batelnet.bs
Other Information	Director: Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson

Address	Royal Bahamas Police Force P.O. Box N - 4891
Phone Numbers	242 - 325 - 7164
Fax Numbers	242 - 328 - 2291
Web Site Address
Other Information	Division Head: Supt. Iiulan Hanna

Address	Market & Mc Pherson Streets P.O. Box FH - 14383
Phone Numbers	242 - 323 - 3293/5
Fax Numbers	242 - 324 - 3922
Web Site Address	--
Other Information	Dr. Timothy Barrett & Ms. Wendy Fernander

Address	Wulff Road Ministry of Education P.O. Box N - 3913
Phone Numbers	242 - 393 - 7740/393 - 6411
Fax Numbers	242 - 393 - 2189
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	Director: Ms. Lynette Deveaux

Address	Dowdeswell Street School Welfare Division Ministry of Eduacation P.O. Box N - 3913
Phone Numbers	242 - 356 - 0943
Fax Numbers	242 - 323 - 7170
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	Director: Mrs. Lelia Adderly

Address	P.O. Box N - 940
Phone Numbers	242 - 323 - 5517 242 - 325 - 9327
Fax Numbers	242 - 325 - 5113
web Site Address	-
Other Information	Director: Sr. Clare Rolle or Mr. Amos Mc Phee

Address	Shirley & Churchill Street P.O. Box N - 963
phone Numbers	242 - 322 - 3259
Fax Numbers	242 - 322 - 6431
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	Director: Rev. James Palacious

Address	31 Mackey Street P.O. Box N - 205
Phone Numbers	242 - 393 – 2745
Fax Numbers	242 - 393 - 2189
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	Director: Divisional Commander Major Douglas Lewis

Address	Ministry of Health P.O. Box N - 3730 Royal Victoria Garden
Phone Numbers	242 - 325 - 4633/4
fax Numbers	242 - 325 - 8442
Web Site Address	-
Other Information	Project Coordinator: Mr. William Weeks

Address	East Avenue Centerville P.O. Box N - 9071
Phone Numbers	242 - 322 - 5823
Fax Numbers	-
Web Site Address	-

Aids Cases by Age Group

Source

1. Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Reports submitted to CAREC's

Epidemiology Division by CAREC member countries

AIDS Cases By Gender

YEAR	REPORTED CASES OF AIDS				REPORTED AIDS DEATHS	ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES	ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
YEAR	MALE	FEMALE	UNKNOWN	TOTAL	REPORTED AIDS DEATHS	ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES	ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
1982	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
1983	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
1984	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
1985	25	12	0	37	24	15.7	10.2
1986	37	14	0	51	24	21.5	10.1
1987	56	37	0	93	28	38.3	11.5
1988	56	37	0	93	47	37.5	19.0
1989	93	80	0	173	99	68.7	39.3
1990	99	70	0	169	103	66.0	40.2
1991	141	80	0	221	163	85.0	62.7
1992	165	102	0	267	167	101.1	63.3
1993	175	121	0	296	208	113.8	80.0
1994	202	114	0	316	221	120.6	84.4
1995	243	146	0	389	270	147.9	102.7
1996	220	156	0	376	300	134.3	107.1
1997	228	161	0	389	262	137.0	92.3
1998	211	112	0	323	277	112.2	96.2
1999	191	128	0	319	291	109.2	99.7
2000	182	138	0	320	272	108.5	92.2

Source

1. Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Reports submitted to CAREC's

Epidemiology Division by CAREC member countries