The Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an English-speaking country consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 rocks. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Caribbean Sea, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States of America. Its size is almost 14,000 km with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau. It remains... more

Area:

  • 13,878 km² (5358.3 mi² )

Population:

  • 305,655 (Jul 2007)

Date founded:

  • 1964

Also known as:

  • Bahamas,
  • Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Location

Capital

Nassau

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 260,000 (2008 census), nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas (330,000). Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for The Bahamas, is...

Population

number date
  • 305,655
  • Jul 2007
  • 342,000

Official Language:

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

Internet TLD:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • BHS

ISO Numeric:

  • 044

ISO Alpha Code:

  • BS

ISO Short Name:

  • BAHAMAS

FIPS Code:

  • BF

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 6,935,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 29,900
  • 2008

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 24.3196
  • -76.27647

Contained by:

USBG name:

  • "BAHAMAS, THE"
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