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🇧🇸 Bahamas

24 cities · 32 states/provinces · Capital: Nassau · North America

385,640 Population
24 Cities
$15.3B GDP
$38,232 GDP per Capita
0.820 HDI
74.6 Life Expectancy
13,940 Area (km²)

Bahamas at a Glance

General

CapitalNassau
ContinentNorth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionCaribbean
LanguagesEnglish
CurrencyDollar (BSD)

Demographics

Population385,640
Density27.7/km²
Median Age30.7
Urban Population81.3%
Birth Rate10.9 per 1K
Death Rate8.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.37

Economy

GDP$15.3 billion
GDP per Capita$38,232
HDI0.820
Internet Users94.8%

Geography

Area13,940 km²
Driving SideLeft
LandlockedNo
Calling Code++1242
TLD.bs

Status

ISO CodeBS / BHS
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy74.6 years

Largest Cities in Bahamas

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Nassau New Providence 227,940 77°F 16 ft
2 Lucaya Freeport 46,525 77°F 23 ft
3 Freeport Freeport 26,910 77°F 20 ft
4 Killarney New Providence 17,679 77°F 20 ft
5 West End West Grand Bahama 12,724 76°F 16 ft
6 Cooper’s Town North Abaco 8,413 76°F 10 ft
7 San Andros North Andros 7,800 77°F 49 ft
8 George Town Exuma 7,314 78°F 49 ft
9 Marsh Harbour Central Abaco 5,314 76°F 13 ft
10 High Rock East Grand Bahama 3,744 76°F 13 ft
11 Freetown South Eleuthera 3,137 77°F 20 ft
12 Andros Town North Andros 2,455 77°F 46 ft
13 Clarence Town Long Island 1,752 79°F 66 ft
14 Dunmore Town Harbour Island 1,523 77°F 59 ft
15 Spanish Wells Spanish Wells 1,500 77°F 30 ft
16 Treasure Cay North Abaco 1,187 76°F 20 ft
17 Arthur’s Town Cat Island 1,175 78°F 16 ft
18 Alice Town Bimini 949 76°F 3 ft
19 Cockburn Town San Salvador 831 78°F 33 ft
20 Matthew Town Inagua 452 79°F 36 ft

States & Provinces in Bahamas

Acklins 1 Berry Islands 0 Bimini 1 Black Point 1 Cat Island 1 Central Abaco 1 Central Andros 0 Central Eleuthera 1 Crooked Island and Long Cay 1 East Grand Bahama 1 Exuma 1 Freeport 2 Grand Cay 0 Harbour Island 1 Hope Town 0 Inagua 1 Long Island 1 Mangrove Cay 0 Mayaguana 1 Moore’s Island 1 New Providence 2 North Abaco 2 North Andros 2 North Eleuthera 0 Ragged Island 1 Rum Cay 1 San Salvador 1 South Abaco 0 South Andros 0 South Eleuthera 1 Spanish Wells 1 West Grand Bahama 1