Bahamas
Seven hundred islands in clear blue water
Passport card
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Bahamas
- Capital
- Nassau
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 4 lakh
- Size
- About 13,880 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Philip Davis
- Free since
- 10 July 1973
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Nassau, and 2:30 am in summer
⭐ At Big Major Cay in the Exumas, pigs swim out to meet boats!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Bahamas
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Bahamas
Turn the globe with your finger. Bahamas has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Bahamas and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 240 times the size of Bahamas.
- PeopleIndia has about 3,700 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 4 lakh in Bahamas.
- DistanceNassau is about 13,500 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBahamas is 10½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Nassau, or 2:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Bahamas, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Bahamas
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Bahamas's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Bahamas back on the map
Bahamas and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Bahamas worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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