Country profile
Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas · Caribbean
👥 Population
403,033
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Nassau
🗺 Area
13,943 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$15.83B
World Bank · 2024
📈 HDI
0.820
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
29 /km²
💱 Currency
BSD, USD
Bahamian dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Bahamas
Bahamas (officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas) is a country in Caribbean, with Nassau as its capital. It is home to roughly 403.03 thousand people, giving a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre. The country covers 13,943 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $15.83B in nominal GDP (2024), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.820. The official currency is the Bahamian dollar (BSD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$16.53B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$41,198
GDP growth
3.4%
Inflation
0.4%
Unemployment
9.2%
👥 People
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
Fertility rate
1.37
Pop. growth
0.4%
Urban population
81.3%
Infant mortality /1k
11.1
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
92.5%
Physicians /1k
1.9
Renewable energy
1.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Nassau
Currency
BSD, USD
Dialing code
+1242
Internet TLD
.bs
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Fun facts about Bahamas
- Bahamas is the 170th most populous country in the world, with about 403.03 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 155th-largest country in the world, covering 13,943 km².
- It has the world's 142nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($15.83B).
- Bahamas has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.820.
- Bahamas has a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre.
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