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Central America & Caribbean
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
🗺️ Nassau, Bahamas
Capital city
📍 25.0343°, -77.3963°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalNassau
TimezoneUTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population415.3K
LanguagesEnglish (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Governmentparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideLeft
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.bs
Internet Users95%
GDP per Capita$36,200
🌍 Geography
Locationchain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba; note - although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically it is often designated as a Caribbe...
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Connecticut
Climatetropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrainlong, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAfrican descent 90.6%, White 4.7%, mixed 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
ReligionsProtestant 69.9% (includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Plymouth Br...
Median Age31.1 years
Life Expectancy76.7 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 10 July (1973)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook