Bahamas
Country in the Caribbean
The Bahamas is a country in the Caribbean, with its capital in Nassau. About 403,033 people live there (2025), making it the 171st most populous of the 195 countries. At 13,943 km², it is the 155th largest country by area. It has no land borders.
The Bahamas at a glance
- Capital
- Nassau
- Population (2025)
- 403,033
- Area
- 13,943 km²
- Density
- 29 per km²
- Official language
- English
- Currencies
- Bahamian dollar, United States dollar
- People
- Bahamian
- Calling code
- +1242
- Internet domain
- .bs
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is the Bahamas?
How the Bahamas compares
Population rank
171st of 195
16th of 23 in North America
Size rank
155th of 195
14th of 23 in North America
Crowding
29 per km²
More crowded than 21% of countries
- Similar in size: Montenegro (13,812 km²).
- Similar population: Iceland (392,404).
- The Bahamas is the only place that uses the Bahamian dollar.
- The United States dollar is also used in 19 other places: Cambodia, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Panama and 13 more.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon and 52 more.
The flag of the Bahamas
Would you recognise the Bahamas?
How players do with the Bahamas
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Bahamas so far, from 109 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
48% right
58th hardest of 176 · 109 answers
- Players find the Bahamas on the map in 48% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Cuba.
The Bahamas has no land borders
The Bahamas shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Bahamas
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of the Bahamas?
That's the flag of the Bahamas.
2. What is the capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas.
3. Which has more people?
The Bahamas has about 403,033 people and Iceland about 392,404.
Questions about the Bahamas
Is the Bahamas a country?
Yes. The Bahamas is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of the Bahamas?
The capital of the Bahamas is Nassau.
Does the Bahamas have any land borders?
No. The Bahamas is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is the Bahamas?
The Bahamas covers 13,943 km², about the same size as Montenegro (13,812 km²).
Is the Bahamas hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Bahamas in 48% of 109 tries, 58th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Cuba.
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