Daten & Fakten - Bahamas

Capital

Bahamas

name: Nassau geographic coordinates: 25 05 N, 77 21 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November etymology: named after William III (1650-1702), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was a member of the House of Nassau

Citizenship

Bahamas

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 6-9 years

Regierungstyp

Bahamas

parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

Legal system

Bahamas

common law system based on the English model

Suffrage

Bahamas

18 years of age; universal

Area

Bahamas

total: 13,880 sq km land: 10,010 sq km water: 3,870 sq km

Land use

Bahamas

agricultural land: 1.4% (2016 est.) arable land: 0.8% (2016 est.) / permanent crops: 0.4% (2016 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.2% (2016 est.) forest: 51.4% (2016 est.) other: 47.2% (2016 est.)

Location

Bahamas

chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba

Age structure

Bahamas

0-14 years: 22.39% (male 37,777 /female 36,686) 15-24 years: 16.01% (male 26,984 /female 26,281) 25-54 years: 44.1% (male 73,627 /female 73,068) 55-64 years: 9.45% (male 14,298 /female 17,140) 65 years and over: 8.05% (male 10,318 /female 16,455) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Bahamas

15.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Bahamas

7.30

Languages

Bahamas

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Life expectancy at birth

Bahamas

72.90

Major urban areas - population

Bahamas

280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018)

Median age

Bahamas

total: 32.3 years male: 31.1 years female: 33.5 years (2018 est.)

Net migration rate

Bahamas

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Bahamas

most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located

Population growth rate

Bahamas

0.79% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Bahamas

1.94 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Bahamas

rate of urbanization: 1.13% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Bahamas

NA

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Bahamas

1.40

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Bahamas

11.40

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Bahamas

-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Bahamas

$12,060,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Bahamas

5.80

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Bahamas

25.8

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Bahamas

$32,400

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Bahamas

196,900

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

Bahamas

10.10

Labor force

Bahamas

196,900

Population below poverty line

Bahamas

9.3% (2010 est.)

Unemployment rate

Bahamas

10.1% (2017 est.) 12.2% (2016 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Bahamas

total: 25.8% male: 20.8% female: 31.6% (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Bahamas

54.60

Public debt

Bahamas

54.60

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Bahamas

1.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Bahamas

1.40

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Bahamas

4.50

Central bank discount rate

Bahamas

4.50

Country Comparison :: Exports

Bahamas

$550,000,000

Exports

Bahamas

$550,000,000

Exports - partners

Bahamas

US 63.9%, Namibia 19.3% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Bahamas

$3,180,000,000

Imports

Bahamas

$3,180,000,000

Imports - partners

Bahamas

US 83.2% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Bahamas

1,778,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Bahamas

1,654,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Bahamas

2016 est.

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Bahamas

2016 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Bahamas

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Bahamas

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Bahamas

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Bahamas

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Bahamas

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Bahamas

48,020

Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines

Bahamas

113,852

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Bahamas

353,540

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Bahamas

261,853

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Bahamas

86,868

Country Comparison :: Airports

Bahamas

61

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Bahamas

2,700

Airports

Bahamas

61

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Bahamas

total: 86,868 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 26 (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Bahamas

0

Crude oil - imports

Bahamas

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

Bahamas

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Bahamas

1,654,000,000

Electricity - exports

Bahamas

0

Electricity - imports

Bahamas

0

Electricity - production

Bahamas

1,778,000,000

Internet users

Bahamas

total: 261,853 (July 2016 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Bahamas

0

Natural gas - imports

Bahamas

48,020 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Bahamas

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Roadways

Bahamas

2,700

Telephones - fixed lines

Bahamas

total subscriptions: 113,852 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Bahamas

353,540

Disputes - international

Bahamas

disagrees with the US on the alignment of the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary