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Bahamas, The
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Geography
Area (km²)30,52813,880
ContinentEuropeNorth America
Land area (km²)30,27810,010
Water area (km²)2503,870
Land boundaries (km)1,2970
Border countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
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Coastline (km)66.53,542
Mean elevation (m)181-
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)69464
People
Population11,720,716337,721
Official languages
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • English
ReligionRoman CatholicProtestant
Government
Long country nameKingdom of BelgiumCommonwealth of The Bahamas
Short country nameBelgiumThe Bahamas
Long local nameRoyaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German)-
Short local nameBelgique/Belgie/Belgien-
Government typeFederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchyParliamentary democracy
CapitalBrusselsNassau
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)529,200,000,00012,060,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)493,700,000,00012,160,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.71.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)46,60032,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)24.511.4
Labor force5,324,000196,900
Unemployment rate (%)7.110.1
Population below poverty line (%)15.19.3
Budget revenues (USD)253,500,000,0002,139,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)258,600,000,0002,460,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.93-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)51.317.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1-2.6
Public debt (% of GDP)103.454.6
Inflation rate (%)2.21.4
Central bank discount rate (%)04.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.084.25
Stock of narrow money (USD)240,500,000,0002,654,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)240,500,000,0002,654,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)711,300,000,0008,805,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)414,600,000,0002,780,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-807,000,000-1,909,000,000
Exports (USD)300,800,000,000550,000,000
Imports (USD)300,400,000,0003,180,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)26,160,000,0001,522,000,000
External debt (USD)1,281,000,000,00017,560,000,000
National currencyeurosBahamian dollars
National currency (code)EURBSD
National currency (symbol)$
National currency rate to USD0.8851



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