| America > Caribbean > Bahamas | |
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| Official Name Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |
| Motto Forward, Upward, Onward, Together | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region Caribbean | |
| Capital Nassau | |
| Currency Bahamian Dollar (BSD) | |
| Independence Day 10 Jul 1973: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973. | |
| Population 351,461 | |
| Nationality Bahamian | |
| Ethnic Group 90.6% Black, 4.7% White, 2.1% Mixed, 1.9% other | |
| Area 13,943 km2 | |
| Time Zone EST (UTC -5) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 24.25, Longitude -76.00 | |
| Dialing Code +1242 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BS | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BHS | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 044 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BAH | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .bs | |