The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Country name The Bahamas, in 35 editions.
The entry for The Bahamas published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form:
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form:
The Bahamas
The entry for The Bahamas did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form:
The
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
- conventional long form :
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form: form : Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form : form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas conventional short form: The Bahamas
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
conventional long form:
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form:
The Bahamas
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
- etymology:
- name derives from the Spanish "baha mar," meaning "shallow sea," which describes the shallow waters of the Bahama Banks
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
etymology: name derives from the Spanish "baha mar," meaning "shallow sea," which describes the shallow waters of the Bahama Banks
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- conventional long form:
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- conventional short form:
- The Bahamas
- etymology:
- name may be derived from the Spanish baha mar , meaning "low sea," which describes the shallow waters of the Bahama Banks;
- alternatively, it may be a form of the local name Guanahani, which is of unknown origin and meaning
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas
etymology: name derives may be derived from the Spanish "baha mar," baha mar , meaning "shallow "low sea," which describes the shallow waters of the Bahama Banks Banks; alternatively, it may be a form of the local name Guanahani, which is of unknown origin and meaning
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Central Intelligence Agency. “The Bahamas: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahamas/country-name.