Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahamas is a country in Caribbean, North America. Its capital is Nassau, home to roughly 385,640 people across 13,943 km² of land.
Where is Bahamas?
Bahamas is in Caribbean, North America, with no land borders. Drag or zoom the map, or open the full interactive world map.
Key facts
- Capital
- Nassau
- Continent
- North America
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Population
- 385,640
- Land area
- 13,943 km²
- ISO codes
- BS / BHS
- Languages
- English
- Coastline
- Has a coastline
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar (BSD)
- Calling code
- +1242
- Internet domain
- .bs
How Bahamas compares
Bahamas ranks 169th of 194 countries on this site by population and 155th by land area — under 0.01% of their combined population. In North America it ranks 15th of 23 by population and 14th by area. It has a coastline. It shares no land border with another country.
Flag of Bahamas: colours
A pixel-accurate scan of the Bahamas flag breaks down as 52.8% blue, 30.9% black and 16.3% yellow.
Can you name a country from its colours alone? That is the whole idea behind the flag pie chart game.
Did you know?
- The swimming pigs of Big Major Cay became one of the Caribbean's quirkiest wildlife attractions.
- Junkanoo parades fill Nassau with cowbells, drums, and dazzling handmade costumes each winter.
- The Exuma Cays are a chain of impossibly clear turquoise channels beloved by boaters.
- Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island plunges deeper than almost any other marine sinkhole on Earth.
- Lucayan people lived here before Columbus; blue holes still hold traces of their world.
Bahamas: frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of Bahamas?
- The capital of Bahamas is Nassau.
- What continent is Bahamas in?
- Bahamas is in North America, specifically the Caribbean subregion.
- What is the population of Bahamas?
- Bahamas has a population of roughly 385,640 people, across a land area of 13,943 km².
- What language is spoken in Bahamas?
- The main language of Bahamas is English.
- Does Bahamas share a land border with any country?
- Bahamas has no land borders — it is an island nation or is otherwise surrounded by water.
Practice with geography games
Studying Bahamas is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Pie Chart Game
The flag pie chart game: guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact colour percentages — no symbols, just hues. Unlimited free rounds, six tries each, with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal — Blurred Flag Game
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited free rounds, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital — Capital Cities Quiz
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more. All 194 countries, free and unlimited.
- Country from Capital — Reverse Capital Quiz
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, blurred-flag, and subregion hints. All 194 countries, free.