Total: 13,880 sq km
Land: 10,010 sq km
Water: 3,870 sq km
Climate:
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain:
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
Land use:
arable land: 0.65%
permanent crops: 0.29%
Irrigated land:
10 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
0.02 cu km (2011)
Natural hazards:
hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
Environment - current issues:
coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
Agriculture - products:
citrus, vegetables; poultry
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 5%
Labor force:
192,200 (2012)
Land: 10,010 sq km
Water: 3,870 sq km
Climate:
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain:
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
Land use:
arable land: 0.65%
permanent crops: 0.29%
Irrigated land:
10 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
0.02 cu km (2011)
Natural hazards:
hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
Environment - current issues:
coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
Agriculture - products:
citrus, vegetables; poultry
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 5%
Labor force:
192,200 (2012)
This is a industrial way of raising pigs you can see that they live in large stalls meaning that these are probably healthy farm raised pigs.
This is a farm where you can see that they used a tiller and then a grader to prepare the soil for growing their crops.
This is an image the shows agricultural technology in the Bahamas; as you can see the are preparing their dirt to plant.
This is a look into the Bahamas poultry farming industry.
These farmers are growing bananas and as you can see by their green color they are not yet ripe.