| 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 |
