24. The tourist from the United States and Canada are not required to carry their passports to the Bahamas for a stay of less than three weeks. Every year millions of visitors to the country spend billions of dollars. The average cost per day of staying on the island varied depending on the season and location. You can expect to spend between $30 and $400 per day during your visit to the island.
One Bahamian dollar.
25. The Bahamian dollar is equal to the U.S. dollar and you can easily use the U.S. dollars across the island as they are freely accepted as cash. However, the U.S. does not accept Bahamian dollars on its retail counters. You will have to exchange the currency or spend it in the Bahamas before you leave the country.
26. Bahamians watch same TV channels as the Americans do. They have a few local shows, though.
The Bahamas on the map
The Bamahas – country at a glance
Independence
10 July 1973 (from the UK)
Capital City
Nassau
(25°4′N 77°20′W)
Largest City
Nassau
(25°4′N 77°20′W)
Area
total: 13,880 sq km
land: 10,010 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
(slightly smaller than Connecticut)
Population
403,211 (2025 est.)
Official Language
English
Location
chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba; note - although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically it is often designated as a Caribbean nation
Borders
Cuba, Haiti, the United States, and Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Currency
Bahamian dollar (BSD)
(US dollars widely accepted)
Religion
Christianity
Demonym
Bahamian
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Life expectancy at birth
76.7 years (2024 est.)
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Government type
parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
Cynthia A. Pratt
Prime Minister
Philip Davis
Coastline
3,542 km
Climate
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
