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Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Quick facts
Capital
Nassau
Population
330,000
Area
13,943 km²
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English
Currency
Bahamian dollar ($)
Demonym
Bahamian
UN member
Yes
How Bahamas compares
Economy size$16 B
136th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$39,455
28th of 178 worldwide · 1st of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy74.7 yrs
84th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access92.5%
39th of 179 worldwide · 1st of 7 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$16 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$39,455

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
401,000

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
74.7 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

Internet users
92.5%

Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.

Mobile subscriptions
97

Active mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

Land area
10,010 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
50.9%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
0.0%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Armed forces
2,000

Total active armed-forces personnel.

The history journey

From the Lucayan islanders and Columbus's first New World landfall, through Spanish depopulation, the pirate republic of Nassau, Loyalist plantations and emancipation, to majority rule, independence in 1973, and a modern nation of tourism, finance and hurricanes.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.