North America · CaribbeanBS · +1242
Country profile / BS
Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Capital
Nassau
Region
North America
ISO
BS
Local time in Bahamas
live · IANANassau
America/Nassau
Reference ledger
CapitalNassauAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish1 listed
CurrenciesBahamian dollar, United States dollar2 listed
Time zonesAmerica/Nassau1 IANA identifier
Area13,943 km²Ranked 160 of 241 by area
Dialing+1242International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 34% of places in this atlas.
At 13,943 km², Bahamas ranks 160 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#160by area in this atlas
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code BS is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +1242 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as America/Nassau should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOBS
Borders0
Time zones1