Bahamas
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Official Name
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Population Full
386,000 (2018 World Bank)
General Remarks
700 islands and islets, 23 inhabited
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
96% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2014), CSICH (2014), ICCPR (2008), UNCRPD (2015), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Hall 1966, Holm 1989
Deaf Population
310–1,100
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Bahamas is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 2 are vigorous. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.