The Bahamas: location, Nassau and currencies to help plan your trip
The Bahamas are in the Caribbean, with Nassau as their capital. English, the Bahamian dollar and the US dollar provide the basic reference points for starting to plan.
Read guide →Nassau
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas and is located on New Providence. Available information identifies it as a reference point for the country but does not confirm current transport connections or services.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of the Bahamas, on New Providence.
- English is listed as the country's language in the consulted information.
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Guides to this place
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Bahamas · Wikidata
- Bahamas · Wikidata
- Bahamas · Wikidata
- Bahamas · Wikidata
- Bahamas · World Countries — mledoze
- Bahamas, The · World Bank Open Data
- Nassau · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Nassau Paradise Island Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Nassau Paradise Island Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Nassau · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q2467
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 10/10/2026