Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 120V, 60Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Bahamas
- +1.242
What every visitor should know about Bahamas:
- Money
- The currency is the Bahamian dollar (BSD). 1 BSD is worth about US$1.01, or €0.70.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Robberies in unlicensed taxis
- Capital
- Nassau
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Bahamas facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 309,156
- Language
- English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
- Ethnicity
- Black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Economy
- GDP
- US$29,900 (per capita)