The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent, English-speaking country consisting of 2,387 rocks, 661 cays and 29 islands. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of
the United States of America; northeast to east of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and north to east of the Caribbean Sea; and west to northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its size is almost 14,000 km2 with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau. It remains a Commonwealth realm.Capital
Nassau25°4′N 77°20′W / 25.067°N 77.333°W / 25.067; -77.333
Official languages
English
Ethnic groups
85% Black (esp. West African), 12% European, 3% Other
Demonym
Bahamian
Government
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
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Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
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Governor-General
Arthur Dion Hanna
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Prime Minister
Hubert A. Ingraham
Independence
from the United Kingdom
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Self-governing
1967
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Full independence
July 10, 1973[1]
Area
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Total
13,878 km2 (160th)5,358 sq mi
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Water (%)
28%
Population
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2007 estimate
330,549[2] (177th)
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1990 census
254,685
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Density
23.27/km2 (181st)60/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$9.228 billion[3] (145th)
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Per capita
$27,394[3] (38th)
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$7.463 billion[3]
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Per capita
$22,156[3]
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.845 (high) (49th)
Currency
Dollar (BSD)
Time zone
EST (UTC−5)
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Summer (DST)
EDT (UTC−4)
Drives on the
left
Internet TLD
.bs
Calling code
+1-242
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