Bahamas
Bahamas
Capital Nassau
13,880 km² · 403,033 people (2025) · Bahamian dollar
About 700 islands and some 2,400 cays spread over 470,000 km² of ocean, of which roughly thirty are inhabited. Dean's Blue Hole off Long Island drops 202 m, one of the deepest blue holes in the world. The Andros barrier reef is the third-largest reef system on Earth.
The facts
- Capital
- Nassau
- Area
- 13,880 km² — 5,359 sq mi
- Population
- 403,033 (2025)
- Density
- 29.0 people per km²
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar (BSD, $)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC-05:00
- Calling code
- +1242
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- BS · BHS
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 157 of 200
- By population
- 175 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 17,364 | 1,256,174 |
| Timor-Leste | 14,874 | 1,418,517 |
| Bahamas ← | 13,880 | 403,033 |
| Montenegro | 13,812 | 623,129 |
| Vanuatu | 12,189 | 335,169 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Bahamas?
- Nassau
- What currency does Bahamas use?
- The Bahamian dollar (BSD).
- How big is Bahamas?
- 13,880 km², or 5,359 square miles — 157 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Bahamas drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Eswatini 17,364 km²
- Timor-Leste 14,874 km²
- Montenegro 13,812 km²
- Vanuatu 12,189 km²
- United States North America
- Mexico North America
- Canada North America
- Guatemala North America
- Haiti North America
- Dominican Republic North America
- Honduras North America
- Cuba North America
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)