Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Bahamas (BS, BHS) is a country in Caribbean, with Nassau as its capital. The currency is the Bahamian Dollar (BSD, BSD). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (242) 359-1234. The time zone is America/Nassau. Official language: English.

CurrencyBSDBSD

Dial code+1e.g. (242) 359-1234

Time zoneNassauUTC−05:00

LanguageEnglish

CapitalNassau

Population410.9K13.9K km²

Overview

Official name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Native name: Bahamas
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: BS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: BHS
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 044
IOC code: BAH
Demonym: Bahamian
Capital: Nassau
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Caribbean
United Nations
Internet domain: .bs
Coordinates: 24.25, -76
Area: 13,943 km²
Population: 410,862
GDP: $13.2B ($32.2K per person)
Literacy: 95.6%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Bahamian Dollar BSD

Symbol: BSD narrow $
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: $1,234.50

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
English en	Official	100% (410.9K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Nassau		UTC−05:00	UTC−04:00	Eastern Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +1
Shared with: 🇦🇬 AG
🇦🇮 AI
🇦🇸 AS
🇧🇧 BB
🇧🇲 BM
🇨🇦 CA
🇩🇲 DM
🇩🇴 DO
🇬🇩 GD
🇬🇺 GU
🇯🇲 JM
🇰🇳 KN
🇰🇾 KY
🇱🇨 LC
🇲🇵 MP
🇲🇸 MS
🇵🇷 PR
🇸🇽 SX
🇹🇨 TC
🇹🇹 TT
🇺🇸 US
🇻🇨 VC
🇻🇬 VG
🇻🇮 VI
Dial-out prefix: 011
Trunk prefix: 1
National number length: 10 digits
Emergency number: 911 pattern 91[19]

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	(242) 345-6789	+1 242 345 6789	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Mobile	(242) 359-1234	+1 242 359 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Toll free	(800) 212-3456	+1 800 212 3456	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Premium rate	(900) 212-3456	+1 900 212 3456	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Personal number	(500) 234-5678	+1 500 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Universal access	(242) 225-0123	+1 242 225 0123	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10

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Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{City}, {State/province}

Region label: island
Predefined regions: 19

Postal code

Pattern: Postal codes are not used

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Sunday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Fahrenheit
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-BS

Number and date formats

As written by the English (Bahamas) locale (en-BS), amounts in BSD.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (BSD): $1,234,567.89
Accounting: ($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name: 1,234,567.89 Bahamian dollars
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2 million
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 kilometres per hour
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long: 27 March 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mar 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 3:04:05 pm
Time, short: 3:04 pm
Date and time: 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year: March 2026
Weekday: Friday
Relative time: yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and: A, B and C
List: or: A, B or C