The Bahamas Country Factfile

GENERAL

Status: Independent Sovereign State
Location: South east of Florida (US) and northwest of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic).
Area: 160,000km2
Capital: Nassau (New Providence Island)
Population: 285,000
Business language: English
Currency: Bahamiam Dollar (B$) is traded on a par with the US$. 1B$=100 cents
Time zone: GMT -5
Business hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5.30pm
Average temperatures:
Winter: 21ºc - 24ºc
Summer: 27ºc - 32ºc

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

Barry Malcolm
Executive Director
Financial Services Board
Office of the Prime Minister
PO Box N-1764
Nassau
Bahamas
Tel: + 1 242 326 7001
Fax: + 1 242 326 7007

Banking Supervision Department
Central Bank of The Bahamas