Commonwealth of The Bahamas
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Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together" | |
Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland"
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Capital
and largest city
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Nassau 25°04′41″N 77°20′19″W / 25.07806°N 77.33861°W / 25.07806; -77.33861 |
Official languages | English |
Vernacular language | Bahamian Creole |
Ethnic groups
(2020)
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|
Religion
(2020)
[4]
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Demonym(s) | Bahamian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy[5][6] |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Cynthia A. Pratt | |
Philip Davis | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Assembly | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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|
•
Realm
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10 July 1973[7] |
Area | |
• Total
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13,943 km2 (5,383 sq mi) (155th) |
• Water (%)
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28% |
Population | |
• 2023 census
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412,628[8] |
• Density
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25.21/km2 (65.3/sq mi) (181st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$18.989 billion[9] (153rd) |
• Per capita
|
$46,524[9] (43rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$14.390 billion[9] (146th) |
• Per capita
|
$35,257[9] (29th) |
HDI (2022) | 0.820[10] very high (57th) |
Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) United States dollar (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−4 (EDT) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1 242 |
ISO 3166 code | BS |
Internet TLD | .bs |
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
|
|
---|---|
Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together" | |
Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland"
|
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Nassau 25°04′41″N 77°20′19″W / 25.07806°N 77.33861°W / 25.07806; -77.33861 |
Official languages | English |
Vernacular language | Bahamian Creole |
Ethnic groups
(2020)
|
|
Religion
(2020)
[4]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Bahamian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy[5][6] |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Cynthia A. Pratt | |
Philip Davis | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Assembly | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
•
Realm
|
10 July 1973[7] |
Area | |
• Total
|
13,943 km2 (5,383 sq mi) (155th) |
• Water (%)
|
28% |
Population | |
• 2023 census
|
412,628[8] |
• Density
|
25.21/km2 (65.3/sq mi) (181st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$18.989 billion[9] (153rd) |
• Per capita
|
$46,524[9] (43rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$14.390 billion[9] (146th) |
• Per capita
|
$35,257[9] (29th) |
HDI (2022) | 0.820[10] very high (57th) |
Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) United States dollar (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−4 (EDT) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1 242 |
ISO 3166 code | BS |
Internet TLD | .bs |