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:	http://www.bahamas.gov.bs

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Capital:	Nassau	Main Airports:	Lynden Pindling International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	352,655
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; UNESCO UIS

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

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BahamasLocal.com News;

Radio

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100 Jamz;

More 94FM;

Bahamas

Government Website:	http://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:	$12.16 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$37,101 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Bahamanian Dollar
Currency Code:	BSD
World Bank Classification:	High Income

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; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

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

National Statistics Office:

Department of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Global Survey; 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 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 119/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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