Bahamas
🇧🇸 Caribbean · Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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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.
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How Bahamas measures up
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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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