The Bahamas
Currency code:
Currency name:
Bahamian dollar
Country name:
Bahamas
Capital:
Nassau
Country code:
Continent:
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