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Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Flag of Bahamas
Region
Americas · Caribbean
Capital
Nassau
Population
403,033 (2025)
Government
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Currencies
Bahamian dollar (BSD), United States dollar (USD)
Official languages
English
Spoken languages
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
13,943 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
CARICOM, IMF, WCO, WTO (observer)

Political stability

84 / 100

Economic stability

57 / 100

Population stability

56 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
refined petroleum, ships, aluminum, shellfish, plastics (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, ships, aircraft, cars, crude petroleum (2023)
Natural resources
salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Primary route
U.S. Gulf and East Coast services, with Caribbean transshipment hubs (Kingston, Caucedo, Freeport)
Secondary route
Panama Canal connections to Asia-Pacific markets

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.