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/
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



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Government Website: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bahamas
Central Bank: Central Bank of the Bahamas
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 1 Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 10.1% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 9.3% (2010 est.)
Inflation Rate: 1.4% (2017 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 10.38% (Aug-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP: $12.323 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $30,200 (2021 est.)
Currency Name: 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




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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)
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