Point | Information |
Country Name | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
Short Name | The Bahamas |
Capital | Nassau |
Largest city | Nassau |
Official languages | English |
National Languages | Bahamian English |
Religion | 95.8% Christianity, 80.0% Protestantism, 15.8% Other Christian, 3.1% None, 1.1% Others |
Demonym(s) | Bahamian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
President | Governor-General – Sir Cornelius A. Smith |
Vice President | Prime Minister – Hubert Minnis |
House Speaker | Halson Moultrie |
Chief Justice | Brian Moree |
Total Area | 13,878 km2 |
Water (%) | 28% |
Total Land Area (%) | 9,992 km2 |
Population | 385,637 (2018 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $12.612 billion (2018 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $12.803 billion (2018 estimate) |
Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST)
Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Mains Electricity | 120 V – 60 Hz |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1 242 |
ISO 3166 code | BS |
Internet TLD | .bs |
Political Parties | Progressive Liberal Party
Free National Movement Democratic National Alliance Bahamas Constitution Party |
Independence Day | 10 July 1973 |
Tallest Building | Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar
The Baha Mar Casino & Hotel Atlantis Royal Tower East The Reef Atlantis |
Richest Persons | Brent Symonette
Jackson Ritchie Shandrice Woodside-Rolle Allyson Maynard-Gibson |
Top Website | Lotterypost.com |
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