Bahamas
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
- Capital
- Nassau
- Also known as
- The Bahamas
- Continent
- North America
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- the Caribbean
- Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 403,033 (2025)
- Total area
- 13,880 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 24.7° N, 78.0° W
The Bahamas at a glance
The Bahamas is a country in North America, in the Caribbean. Its capital is Nassau. It has no land neighbours.
Flag of the Bahamas
The Bahamas’ flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
The Bahamas in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 403,033 | 172ndof 195 | 16thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 13,880 km² | 156thof 194 | 14thof 23 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 74.7 years | 88thof 195 | 11thof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.37 | 165thof 195 | 20thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,262 | 36thof 191 | 3rdof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 81.3% | 39thof 195 | 2ndof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 92.5% | 42ndof 180 | 3rdof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 50.9% | 45thof 191 | 9thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.64 t | 70thof 181 | 5thof 23 |
No figure is published for the Bahamas on GDP and GDP per capita.
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The Bahamas and its nearest countries
The Bahamas has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | 403,033 | 13,880 km² | — | |
| Cuba | 10,937,203 | 109,880 km² | — | about 90 km |
| Haiti | 11,906,095 | 27,750 km² | $2,694 | about 100 km |
| United States | 341,784,857 | 9,831,510 km² | $90,027 | about 110 km |
| Dominican Republic | 11,520,487 | 48,670 km²CIA World Factbook | $11,059 | about 200 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Bahamas · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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