The Bahamas

The Bahamas (pronounced /ðə bəˈhɑːməz/ ^{(deprecatit template)}), offeecially the Commonweel o the Bahamas, is a kintra consistin o 29 islands, 661 cays, an 2,387 islets (rocks). It is locatit in the Atlantic Ocean north o Cuba an Hispaniola (Dominican Republic an Haiti), northwast o the Turks an Caicos Islands, an sootheast o the Unitit States (nearest tae the state o Florida). Its total land aurie is 13,939 km2 (5,382 sq mi), wi an estimatit population o 330,000. Its caipital is Nassau. Geographically, the Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola an the Turks an Caicos Islands; the designation o Bahamas refers normally tae the commonweel an no the geographic chain.

Commonweel o the Bahamas
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together"
Anthem: March On, Bahamaland Ryal anthem: God Save the King
Caipital and largest city	Nassau 25°4′N 77°20′W / 25.067°N 77.333°W / 25.067; -77.333
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Recognised regional leids	Bahamian Creole[a]
Ethnic groups (2016)	90.6% African 4.7% European 2.1% Mixed 1.9% ither
Demonym(s)	Bahamian
Govrenment	Unitary pairlamentar constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Govrenor-General	Cornelius A. Smith
• Prime Meenister	Philip Davis
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Hoose o Assemmly
Unthirldom
• frae the Unitit Kinrick	10 Julie 1973
Aurie
• Total	13,878 km2 (5,358 sq mi) (155th)
• Water (%)	28%
Population
• 2016 estimate	391,232 (177t)
• 2010 census	351,461
• Density	25.21/km2 (65.3/sq mi) (181st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$9.374 billion
• Per capita	$25,173
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$9.172 billion
• Per capita	$24,630
Gini (2001)	57 heich
HDI (2014)	0.790 heich · 55th
Currency	Bahamian dollar (BSD) (US dollars widely accepted)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+1 242
ISO 3166 code	BS
Internet TLD	.bs
^ An aa referred tae as Bahamian dialect or Bahamianese

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