Country name: |
Bahamas |
Capital: |
Nassau |
Country code: |
222 |
Continent: |
Central America and Caribbean |
Currency name: |
Bahamian dollar |
Independence: |
1973-07-10 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from the UK |
Total area (km2): |
13,880 |
Land area (km2): |
10,010 |
Water area (km2): |
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) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
left |
Calling code: |
+1-242 |
Domain: |
.bs |