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The Bahamas

Currency code: 
Currency name: 
Bahamian dollar
Country name: 
Bahamas
Capital: 
Nassau
Country code: 
Independence: 
July 10, 1973
Independent from: 
from the UK
Total area: 
13,880
Land area: 
10,010
Water area: 
3,870
Population: 
319,031
Population note: 
319,031 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
English
All languages: 
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Time zone: 
EST (UTC−5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Drive on: 
Left
Calling code: 
+1-242
Domain: 
.bs