Bahamas
Americas Β· Capital: Nassau
How it is run: Bahamas is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Bahamas is home to 403,033 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
403,033 people
That is about 50 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
13,943 kmΒ²
About the size of a small US state such as Vermont or New Hampshire.
ποΈ How crowded
About 29 people per square kilometre β a comfortable mix of cities and open land.
π Size in its region
29th most people in Americas
28th largest by land in Americas.
π£οΈ Official languages
English
π° Money
Bahamian dollar ($), United States dollar ($)
More than one currency is used here.
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
74.7 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$39,455
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
π’ Living in cities
81.3% of people
Mostly a city country β think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
π Kids under 15
17.5% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+1242
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.bs
π§ People here are called
Bahamian
π·οΈ Name at home
Bahamas
Also written: Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Bahamas has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
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French
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Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
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Portuguese
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German
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Put it in perspective π
- United States β the most populated country in Americas β has about 848.0Γ as many people as Bahamas.
- Bahamas covers roughly 133 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Bahamas lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 202 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Bahamas is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
π·οΈ Official name
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
ποΈ Capital
Nassau
π Region
Americas Β· Caribbean
π€ Country code
BS
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Bahamas π
π§ Where on the map
24.3Β° N, 76.0Β° W
π Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC-5 β when it is noon in London it is about 07:00 in Nassau.
- The capital of Bahamas is Nassau β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Bahamas sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Bahamas is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Bahamas is close to the line of 0Β° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Bahamas sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Bahamas has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Bahamas can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Bahamas spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Bahamas?
Nassau
Which money do people spend in Bahamas?
Bahamian dollar ($), United States dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Bahamas?
None β no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Bahamas?
403,033 people
Keep researching π
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further β and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here β kid-friendly encyclopedias π
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ποΈ
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News & current policy π°
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