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Foreign relations of the Bahamas

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The Bahamas has a strong bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom, represented by a High Commissioner in London. The Bahamas also associates closely with other nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

The Bahamas became a member of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1956 and the United Nations (UN) in 1973.

The Bahamas and the Commonwealth of Nations

The Bahamas has been an independent Commonwealth realm since 1973, with Charles III as King of the Bahamas. The King is represented locally by the Governor-General of the Bahamas.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which the Bahamas maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1 United Kingdom 10 July 1973[1]
2 United States 10 July 1973[2]
3 Barbados 10 July 1973[3]
4 Canada 10 July 1973[4][5]
5 Germany 10 July 1973[6]
6 Guyana 10 July 1973[7]
7 Jamaica 10 July 1973[8]
8 Belgium 12 December 1973[9]
9 Australia 7 January 1974[10]
10 Mexico 23 January 1974[11]
11 Costa Rica April 1974[12]
12 Netherlands 28 May 1974[13]
13  Switzerland 5 June 1974[14]
14 Argentina 17 June 1974[15]
15 France August 1974[16]
16 Israel 24 September 1974[17]
17 Turkey 5 November 1974[18]
18 Cuba 30 November 1974[19]
19 Japan 11 March 1975[20]
20 Iceland 18 March 1975[21]
21 Zambia 19 March 1975[22]
22 Fiji 1 September 1975[23]
23 India 16 October 1975[24]
24 Cyprus 3 April 1975[25]
25 Philippines 3 July 1976[26]
26 Spain 1 December 1976[27]
27 Grenada 1976[28]
28 Venezuela 20 April 1977[29]
29 Indonesia 5 May 1977[30]
30 Haiti 26 August 1977[31]
31 Colombia 26 August 1977[31]
32 Ecuador 27 April 1978[31]
33 Sweden 9 May 1978[32]
34 Brazil 8 September 1978[31]
35 Austria 23 October 1978[31]
36 Morocco 20 December 1978[33]
37 Italy 1978[34]
— Holy See 27 July 1979[35]
38 Suriname 29 August 1979[36]
39 Saint Lucia 1979[37]
40 Belize 21 September 1981[38]
41 Nigeria 26 October 1982[39]
42 Uruguay 25 November 1982[40]
43 Bolivia 5 August 1983[41][42]
44 Antigua and Barbuda 1983[43]
45 Trinidad and Tobago 1983[43]
46 Bangladesh 8 February 1985[44]
47 South Korea 8 July 1985[45]
48 Gambia 1985[46]
49 Peru 1985[47]
50 Lesotho 1987[48]
51 Vanuatu 27 January 1988[49]
52 Ivory Coast 27 June 1988[50]
53 Serbia July 1988[51]
54 Zimbabwe 1989[52]
55 Chile 4 December 1990[53]
56 Panama 1 May 1991[54]
57 North Korea 16 May 1991[31]
58 Denmark June 1991[55]
59 Dominican Republic 4 September 1991[56][57]
60 Cameroon 4 October 1991[31]
61 Norway 11 November 1991[31]
62 Nicaragua 3 January 1992[58]
63 Guatemala 30 March 1992[31]
64 El Salvador 6 May 1992[59]
65 Honduras 1992[60]
66 Greece May 1993[61]
67 Portugal 27 May 1993[31]
68 Maldives 28 September 1993[31]
69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1993[62]
70 Kuwait 9 March 1994[31]
71 South Africa 28 July 1994[31]
72 Eswatini 1996[63]
73 China 23 May 1997[31]
74 Malaysia 2001[64]
75 Ukraine 27 September 2003[31]
76 Poland 19 November 2003[65]
77 Russia 14 January 2004[31]
78 Slovakia 28 May 2004[66]
79 Slovenia 10 September 2004[31]
80 Malta 20 September 2004[31]
81 Singapore 16 December 2004[31]
82 Latvia 20 January 2005[31]
83 Pakistan 10 February 2005[67]
84 Egypt 11 February 2005[68]
85 Hungary 17 May 2005[31]
86 Czech Republic 6 June 2005[31]
87 Sri Lanka 19 July 2005[31]
88 Lithuania 11 August 2005[69]
89 Mozambique 7 September 2005[31]
90 Ghana 12 September 2005[70]
91 Estonia 20 October 2005[31]
92 Finland 2 December 2005[71]
93 Botswana May 2006[72]
94 Sierra Leone 7 November 2006[31]
95 San Marino 22 November 2006[31]
96 Ireland 23 April 2007[31]
97 Romania 18 July 2007[73]
98 Uganda 9 August 2007[74]
99 Bulgaria 27 September 2007[31]
100 Luxembourg 28 September 2007[31]
101 Namibia 15 May 2008[75]
— Sovereign Military Order of Malta 11 November 2008[76]
102 Bahrain 25 September 2010[31]
103 United Arab Emirates 2 May 2011[31]
104 Georgia 13 May 2011[31]
105 Qatar 1 August 2013[77]
106 Kazakhstan 8 December 2014[78]
107 Mongolia 8 July 2016[31]
108 Thailand 21 September 2016[31]
109 Turkmenistan 7 October 2016[31]
110 Brunei 21 November 2016[31]
111 Mauritius 18 January 2017[31]
112 Croatia 31 January 2017[79]
113 Azerbaijan 2 May 2017[31]
114 Montenegro 6 September 2017[80]
115 Armenia 21 September 2017[31]
116   Nepal 7 November 2017[31]
117 Tajikistan 5 December 2017[31]
118 New Zealand 27 June 2019[81][82]
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 October 2019[31]
120 Andorra 31 October 2019[31]
121 Moldova 15 November 2019[31]
122 Belarus 9 December 2019[83]
123 Rwanda 16 June 2022[31]
124 Tuvalu 23 June 2022[31]
125 Saudi Arabia 23 November 2022[31]
126 Cape Verde 8 December 2022[31]
127 Vietnam 6 January 2023[31]
128 Oman 10 January 2023[31]
129 Kenya 19 January 2024[84]
130 Benin 21 January 2024[31]
131 Solomon Islands 15 March 2024[31]
132 Monaco 17 April 2024[31]
133 Algeria 1 May 2024[31]
134 Uzbekistan 26 September 2024[85]
135 Malawi 22 October 2024[86]
136 Samoa 22 October 2024[31]
137 Seychelles 24 October 2024[87]
138 Togo 24 October 2024[88]
139 Paraguay 17 June 2025[89][90]
140 Ethiopia 7 September 2025[91]
141 Djibouti 23 September 2025[31]
142 Palau 23 September 2025[31]
143 Kyrgyzstan 25 September 2025[92]
144 Angola 26 September 2025[31]
145 Senegal 26 September 2025[31]
— Kosovo 19 December 2025[93]
146 Liechtenstein 1 May 2026[31]
147 Laos 30 June 2026[31]
148 Equatorial Guinea 11 July 2026[94]
149 Chad 16 July 2026[31]
150 Dominica Unknown
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unknown
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Bilateral relations

Americas

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Barbados10 July 1973
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 July 1973.[95]
  • Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States and the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is accredited to Barbados through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nassau,[96] and an Honorary Consulate at St. James in Barbados.[97]
  • Barbados is accredited to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bridgetown,[98] and an Honorary Consulate in New Providence.[99]
Cuba30 November 1974See Bahamas–Cuba relations
Haiti12 August 1977See Bahamas–Haiti relations
Mexico24 January 1974See Bahamas–Mexico relations
  • Bahamas is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[100]
  • Mexico is accredited to the Bahamas from its embassy in Kingston, Jamaica and maintains an honorary consulate in Nassau.[101]
United States10 July 1973See Bahamas–United States relations

The Bahamas and the United States historically have had close economic and commercial relations. The countries share ethnic and cultural ties, especially in education; the Bahamas is home to approximately 30,000 American residents. In addition, there are about 110 U.S.-related businesses in the Bahamas and, in 2005, 87% of the 5 million tourists visiting the Bahamas were American.

As a neighbour, the Bahamas and its political stability are especially important to the United States. The U.S. and the Bahamian governments have worked together on reducing crime and addressing migration issues. With the closest island only 45 miles from the coast of Florida, the Bahamas often is used as a gateway for drugs and illegal aliens bound for the United States. The United States and the Bahamas cooperate closely to handle these threats.

U.S. assistance and resources have been essential to Bahamian efforts to mitigate the persistent flow of illegal narcotics and migrants through the archipelago. The United States and the Bahamas also actively cooperate on law enforcement, civil aviation, marine research, meteorology, and agricultural issues. The U.S. Navy operates an underwater research facility on Andros Island.

The Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection maintains "preclearance" facilities at the airports in Nassau and Freeport. Travelers to the U.S. are interviewed and inspected before departure, allowing faster connection times in the U.S.

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Asia

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China23 May 1997See Bahamas–China relations
India16 October 1975See Bahamas–India relations
  • Bahamas is accredited to India from its high commission in New Delhi.
  • India is accredited to the Bahamas from its high commission in Kingston, Jamaica.
South Korea8 July 1985The two countries have good relations.[102]
Turkey5 November 1974[103]See Bahamas–Turkey relations
  • Bahamas does not have an accreditation to Turkey.
  • Turkey is accredited to the Bahamas from its embassy in Havana, Cuba.[103]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 86.1 million USD in 2019.[103]
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Europe

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Kosovo19 December 2025See The Bahamas–Kosovo relations
  • The Bahamas recognised Kosovo on 19 December 2025. Both countries established diplomatic relations the same day.[104]
SerbiaJuly 1988
  • Both countries have established diplomatic relations in July 1988.[105]
  • A number of bilateral agreements have been concluded and are in force in both countries.[106]
United Kingdom10 July 1973See Bahamas–United Kingdom relations

The Bahamas established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 10 July 1973.[1]

The UK governed the Bahamas from 1648 to 1973, when the Bahamas achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[109] Bilaterally the two countries have a Tax Information Exchange Agreement.[110]

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