Bahamas

Americas · Caribbean

Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: Nassau

Quick facts about Bahamas

Official name	Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Capital	Nassau
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	399,440 people (world rank 174)
Area	13,943 km²
Density	29 people/km²
Share of world population	0.005% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$15.3 billion
Urbanisation	81.3% urban population
Life expectancy	74.6 years
Currency	Bahamian dollar ($) — BSD, United States dollar ($) — USD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.bs`
Calling code	+1242
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$38,232 · see world ranking
Internet Users	92.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	11.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	3.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	50.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Bahamas did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 24.3°, -76°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.