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🇧🇸 Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
398.2K
Population
World #178
13,943 km²
Land Area
World #162
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Bahamas is the world's #178 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #162 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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Population density is 28.6 people per km² — world rank #189.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Nassau
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Phone Code
+1242
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Internet TLD
.bs
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Nationality
Bahamian
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
BS / BHS / 044
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Coordinates
24.25°, -76.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
28.6 /km²
World density rank #189
$
Bahamian dollar
BSD • official currency
$
United States dollar
USD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
398,165
World rank #178 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
English
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Demonym
Bahamian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
13,943 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #162
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC-05:00
America/Nassau
EST — Eastern Standard Time (North America)
“Bahamas” Around the World
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البهاما
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Bahamas
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Commonwealth des Bahamas
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Bahamai Közösség
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Bahamas
Commonwealth delle Bahamas
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バハマ国
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바하마 연방
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Bahama’s
Gemenebest van de Bahama's
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باهاما
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Comunidade das Bahamas
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Багамские Острова
Содружество Багамских Островов
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Bahamy
Bahamské spoločenstvo
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Bahamas
Commonwealth de las Bahamas
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Bahami
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Bahamas
Samväldet Bahamas
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Bahamalar
Bahama Milletler Topluluğu
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بہاماس
دولتِ مشترکہ بہاماس
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巴哈马
巴哈马联邦
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BS
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ISO Alpha-3
BHS
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
044
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q778
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Also Spelled As
BS • Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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