The Bahamas
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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 |
Nassau 25°04′41″N 77°20′19″W / 25.07806°N 77.33861°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular language | Bahamian Creole |
| Ethnic groups
(2010) |
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| Religion
(2020)[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Bahamian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy[5][6] |
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• Monarch |
Charles III |
| Sir Cornelius A. Smith | |
| Philip Davis | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Assembly | |
| Independence
from the United Kingdom |
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• Realm |
10 July 1973[7] |
| Area | |
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• Total |
13,878 km2 (5,358 sq mi) (155th) |
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• Water (%) |
28% |
| Population | |
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• 2022 estimate |
400,516 (170th) |
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• 2022 census |
399,314[8] |
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• Density |
25.21/km2 (65.3/sq mi) (181st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total |
$17.479 billion[9] |
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• Per capita |
$43,913[9] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total |
$14.114 billion[9] |
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• Per capita |
$35,458[9] |
| HDI (2019) |  0.814[10]
very high · 58th |
| Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
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• Summer (DST) |
UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1 242 |
| ISO 3166 code | BS |
| Internet TLD | .bs |
