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Bahamas

Quick facts

CapitalNassau
LanguageEnglish
Population351,790
Land area13,943 km2
Density25.2 per km2
Governor GeneralSir Cornelius Smith
Prime MinisterHubert Minnis

Estimated population

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Local media

Star FM
The Abaconian
The Freeport News
The Nassau Guardian
The Bahamas Weekly
ZNS Bahamas

Budget documents

Budget Communication 2018-19
Budget Communication 2017-18
Budget Communication 2016-17
Budget Communication 2015-16
Budget Communication 2014-15
Budget Communication 2013-14
Budget Communication 2012-13
Budget Communication 2011-12
Budget Communication 2010-11
Budget Communication 2009-10
Budget Communication 2008-09
Budget Communication 2007-08
Budget Communication 2005-06
Budget Communication 2003-04

Official links

Government website
Statistical office website
Cabinet Ministers
Government Ministries
Central Bank of The Bahamas

Digital library documents

Bahamas  •  Business Development Strategy  •  Food and Agriculture

Private sector assessment of Bahamas

Report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with funding from the Compete Caribbean Program, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Bahamas  •  Tourism  •  Economic Growth

Travel & Tourism

Economic Impact 2015 Bahamas

Bahamas  •  Information Society  •  Telecommunications

The Creation of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of the Bahamas

Case Study Report

Bahamas  •  Barbados  •  Jamaica

The Fear Factor : a Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation on the Economic Risk of an Ebola Scare in The Caribbean

IDB Policy Brief

Bahamas  •  AQUASTAT  •  Water

Water resources in The Bahamas

Fact sheets from the FAO AQUASTAT program

Bahamas  •  Energy

The Bahamas National Energy Policy 2013-2033

The National Energy Policy of the Bahamas

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News from the web

Imbert shocked at roaming rate: Caricom to hold talks

Bahamas Cabinet ministers sworn in

New Bahamas PM Creates First As He Gives Responsibility for Finance to Someone Else

New Bahamas prime minister sworn in

Bahamas elects Hubert Minnis as new prime minister

Bahamas election officials prepared for May 10 poll, CARICOM mission told

CARICOM to send electoral mission to The Bahamas; OAS mission begins deployment

Barbados Tops Caribbean in World’s Most Powerful Passport Rankings

Caribbean sustainable energy forum gets underway on Monday in Bahamas

Bahamian sand considered for replenishing eroded Florida beaches

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