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Bahamas

Official Name:	The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Commonwealth of The Bahamas
ISO Country Codes:	BS : BHS
Internet Domain:	.bs
Government Web Site:	https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/

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Capital:	Nassau	Main Airports:	Lynden Pindling International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	355,608
Currency:	Bahamanian Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	BSD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 242	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organization of American States; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

Newspaper

BahamasLocal.com News;

Radio

Bahamas

Government Website:	https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bahamas
Central Bank:	Central Bank of the Bahamas

GDP:	$12.323 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$30,200 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Bahamanian Dollar
Currency Code:	BSD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.3%	citrus, vegetables; poultry
Industry:	7.6%	tourism, banking, oil bunkering, maritime industries, transshipment and logistics, salt, aragonite, pharmaceuticals
Services:	90.1%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: The Bahamas International Securities Exchange Limited ;

National Statistics Office:

Department of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Bahamas

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Government of The Bahamas - Customs Department
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 30/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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