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Key facts

  • Currency: Bahamian dollar
  • Capital city: Nassau
  • Region: Caribbean
  • Continent: Americas
  • Land area: 10,010 km²
  • Population: 409,984
  • Political Leader: Hubert Minnis (Prime Minister)

Latest news (see all)

TikTok's Keith Lee loved this Toronto Bahamian restaurant -- bringing the owner closer to her big dreams

Read: The Star

2024-04-16

Bahamian politician killed while fleeing from gunmen who demanded cash, police say

Read: The Star

2024-03-28

No slowdown in spending among the wealthy on this Bahamian island

Read: CNBC News

2024-03-23

Owner of Bahamian diving experience launches investigation after shark attacks US boy

Read: ABC News

2024-01-18

10-year-old boy from Maryland attacked by shark at a Bahamian resort, police say

Read: ABC News

2024-01-16

The Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Offers Beauty and the Sea, Crowd-Free

Read: The New York Times

2023-12-28

The Bahamian Island of Eleuthera Offers Beauty and the Sea, Crowd-Free

Read: The New York Times

2023-12-25

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 83.68 % of GDP
Expense 24.05 % of GDP
GDP 12,897,400,000.00 current US$
Inflation 5.61 annual %
Self-employed 16.67 % of total employment
Tax revenue 16.73 % of GDP
Unemployment 9.50 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 15.74 % of total employment

Environment

Agricultural land 130.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 2,456.00 kt
Fertility rate 1.39 births per woman
Forest area 5,098 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.00 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -2,144.25 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 28.90 years
Methane emissions 223.18 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 33.82 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 214,167
Male Population 195,817
Renewable energy consumption 1.27 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 12,279.90 km²
Rural population 67,680
Urban land area 203.74 km²
Urban population 342,304
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 4.04 % of total population

Health

Birth rate 11.45 per 1,000 people
Death rate 8.99 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 1,851.00 current US$
Health expenditure 7.59 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 2.96 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 72 years
Suicide mortality rate 3.50 per 100,000 population

Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 94.29 % of population
Net migration 1,000
Press freedom 0.00

Politics

Armed forces personnel 2,000
Democracy score 0.00
Democracy type Unknown
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.95 %

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Coordinates: [24°25′N, -76°0′S]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 2 days ago

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