Official nameCommonwealth of The BahamasCapitalNassauPopulation estimate (2015)388,000Internet domain extension.bsCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Bahamian dollar (BSD), which consists of 100 cents. American currency is also generally accepted.TerritoryThe Commonwealth of The Bahamas consists of over 700 islands and inhabited cays off the south-east coast of Florida extending for about 260,000 square miles. Only 22 islands are inhabited.LanguageEnglish is the official language.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words