Bahamas - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten

Hauptstadt
name:
Nassau
geographic coordinates:
25 05 N, 77 21 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
etymology: named after William III (1650-1702), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was a member of the House of Nassau
Staatsbürgerschaft
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
at least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas
dual citizenship recognized:
no
residency requirement for naturalization:
6-9 years
Regierungstyp
parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Rechtsordnung
common law system based on the English model
Wahlrecht
18 years of age; universal
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
25.8
est.
est.
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$32,400
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
196,900
2013 est.
2013 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
10.10
2017 est.
2017 est.
Labor force
196,900
Population below poverty line
9.3%(2010 est.)
Unemployment rate
(%)
10.1%(2017 est.)12.2%(2016 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
(%)
total:25.8%male:20.8%female:31.6%(2016 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years:22.39%(male 37,777 /female 36,686)15-24 years:16.01%(male 26,984 /female 26,281)25-54 years:44.1%(male 73,627 /female 73,068)55-64 years:9.45%(male 14,298 /female 17,140)65 years and over:8.05%(male 10,318 /female 16,455)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
(births/1,000 population)
15.1 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
(deaths/1,000 population)
7.30
Languages
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Life expectancy at birth
(years)
72.90
Major urban areas - population
280,000 NASSAU (capital)
(2018)
Median age
(years)
total:32.3 yearsmale:31.1 yearsfemale:33.5 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located
Population growth rate
(%)
0.79%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
(children born/woman)
1.94 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
1.13% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
NA
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
4.50
1 January 2014
1 January 2014
Central bank discount rate
(%)
4.50
Country Comparison :: Exports
$550,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Exports
$550,000,000
Exports - partners
US 63.9%, Namibia 19.3%
(2017)
Area
(sq km)
total:13,880 sq kmland:10,010 sq kmwater:3,870 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:1.4%(2016 est.)arable land:0.8%(2016 est.)
/
permanent crops:0.4%(2016 est.)
/
permanent pasture:0.2%(2016 est.)forest:51.4%(2016 est.)other:47.2%(2016 est.)
Location
chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Country Comparison :: Imports
$3,180,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Imports
$3,180,000,000
Imports - partners
US 83.2%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.40
2017 est.
2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
(%)
1.40
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
1,778,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
1,654,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
48,020
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
113,852
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
353,540
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
261,853
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
86,868
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
61
2013
2013
Country Comparison :: Roadways
2,700
2011
2011
Airports
61
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:86,868(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:26(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
(bbl/day)
0
Crude oil - imports
(bbl/day)
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
(bbl/day)
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
(kWh)
1,654,000,000
Electricity - exports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - imports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - production
(kWh)
1,778,000,000
Internet users
total:
261,853
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
(cu m)
0
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
48,020 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
(cu m)
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Roadways
(km)
2,700
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:113,852(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:35(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
353,540
Disputes - international
disagrees with the US on the alignment of the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary
Country Comparison :: Public debt
54.60
2017 est.
2017 est.
Public debt
(% of GDP)
54.60
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
1.40
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
11.40
2017 est.
2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
(% (of GDP))
-2.6% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$12,060,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
(%)
5.80
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Bahamas
32
386
000
EUR
0
EUR