STATISTICS

BahamasRegion CaribbeanCurrency Bahamian Dollar (BSD)Surface area (square kilometres) 13 943Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 372Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 26.7Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Nassau (254)United Nations membership date 18 September 1973Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 7 706 7 771 8 043GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 3.4 0.2 2.5GDP per capita (current US$) 23 416.9 21 557.0 21 623.9GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 23 021.9 20 981.3 21 101.7Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 24.2 23.4 28.6Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –701 –814 –1 500CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 110 125 129 aAgricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 99 126 132Food production index (2004-2006=100) 99 126 132Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) b 17.8 c 16.0 cde 12.9 afEmployment in agricultural sector (% of employed) b 3.5 c 2.9 cde 3.7 afLabour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 67.7 69.2 69.3Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 77.8 79.3 79.3Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 608 1 370 1 422Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 71.3 124.9 72.3 gIndividuals using the Internet (%) g 25.0 43.0 71.8Total trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)ExportsImports828.73 646.5United StatesGermany81.63.4United StatesTrinidad and Tobago84.53.9Balance –2 817.8 France 3.2 Areas nes 2.6 hSocial indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.5Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.4Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.1Urban population (%) 2013 84.6Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 21.3Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 13.0/10.3Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 95.8Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 78.1/72.0Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 9.1Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 1.9Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) i 2006-2012 61.7 jInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 61.3/16.3Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 89Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) k 2006-2012 2.9 lEducation: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 101.6/98.1Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010 5.8/46.6Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 13.2Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 71Forested area (% of land area) 2011 51.5CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 2 462/7.2Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 2 401.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)1 396 mTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)20.7/28.9 ma 2011. b The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. c April. d 2009. e Break in series; data not strictlycomparable. f May. g ITU estimate. h See technical notes. i Age group 15 to 44 years. j 1988. k UNESCOestimate. l 2000. m Based on monthly averages for the period 1971-2000.16 World Statistics Pocketbook