FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional parliamentary democracy.
CAPITAL: Nassau.
POPULATION: 374,000.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, Creole.
MONEY: Bahamian dollar.
AREA: 13,939 square kilometers.
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The Bahamas is a high-income developed country with a GDP per capita of over USD 30,762 (2017) that conducts more than 85 percent of its international trade with the United States.
In case you're wondering: yes, it has snowed in the Bahamas (in 1977 only); in the Caribbean (most recently in March 2016 on the island of Guadeloupe), and in the Sahara Desert (most recently in January 2022).
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population.
U.S. citizens are generally required to present a valid U.S. passport when traveling to The Bahamas, as well as proof of anticipated departure from The Bahamas. Those traveling to The Bahamas on a cruise may use another Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant document.
To put an end to the Pirates' republic and restore orderly government, Britain made the Bahamas a crown colony in 1718, which they dubbed the Bahama islands under the governorship of Woodes Rogers.