ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: BS

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BS

Below, you can find technical information regarding the BS code, which represents The Bahamas within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

Code

BS

Related codes
BHS044
Name

Common

The Bahamas

Official

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Flag
Capital
Nassau
(25.078056, -77.33861)
Official language

English

Area
13,878 km²
Population
399,440
Currency
BSD
Bahamian Dollar ($)
Measurement units
Metric
Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Imperial (widely used)
Foot (ft), Pound (lb), Gallon (gal), Fahrenheit (°F)
Time zone
UTC -5 hours
During Daylight Saving Time, it shifts to UTC -4 hours
Region
CaribbeanLucayan Archipelago
Continent
North America
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+1242
Internet TLD
.bs

The Bahamas is a country comprising a chain of islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and northeast of Cuba. Despite not having a coastline on the Caribbean Sea, it is often considered a Caribbean nation.

*The map highlights the location of The Bahamas.

Related locale codes

en-BS English (Bahamas)

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