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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# Country Date
1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Template:Dts[1]
2 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Template:Dts[2]
3 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Template:Dts[3]
4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Template:Dts[4][5]
5 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Template:Dts[6]
6 File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Template:Dts[7][8]
7 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Template:Dts[9]
8 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Template:Dts[10][11]
9 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Template:Dts[12]
10 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Template:Dts[13]
11 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Template:Dts[14]
12 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Template:Dts[15]
13 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Template:Dts[16]
14 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Template:Dts[17]
15 File:Flag of France.svg France Template:Dts[18]
16 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Template:Dts[19]
17 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Template:Dts[20]
18 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Template:Dts[21]
19 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Template:Dts[22]
20 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Template:Dts[23]
21 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Template:Dts[24]
22 File:Flag of India.svg India Template:Dts[25]
23 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Template:Dts[26]
24 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Template:Dts[27]
25 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Template:Dts[28]
26 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Template:Dts[29]
27 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Template:Dts[30]
28 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Template:Dts[31]
29 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Template:Dts[32]
30 File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Template:Dts[33]
31 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Template:Dts[33]
32 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Template:Dts[33]
33 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Template:Dts[34]
34 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Template:Dts[33]
35 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Template:Dts[33]
36 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Template:Dts[35]
37 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Template:Dts[36]
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38 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Template:Dts[38]
39 File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Template:Dts[39]
40 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Template:Dts[40]
41 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Template:Dts[41]
42 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Template:Dts[42]
43 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Template:Dts[43][44]
44 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Template:Dts[45]
45 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Template:Dts[45]
46 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Template:Dts[46]
47 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Template:Dts[47]
48 File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Template:Dts[48]
49 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Template:Dts[49]
50 File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Template:Dts[50]
51 File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Template:Dts[51]
52 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Template:Dts[52]
53 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Template:Dts[53]
54 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Template:Dts[54]
55 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Template:Dts[55]
56 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Template:Dts[56]
57 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Template:Dts[33]
58 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Template:Dts[57]
59 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Template:Dts[58][59]
60 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Template:Dts[33]
61 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Template:Dts[33]
62 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Template:Dts[60]
63 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Template:Dts[33]
64 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Template:Dts[61]
65 File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras Template:Dts[62]
66 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Template:Dts[63]
67 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Template:Dts[33]
68 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Template:Dts[33]
69 File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Template:Dts[64]
70 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Template:Dts[33]
71 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Template:Dts[33]
72 File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Template:Dts[65]
73 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Template:Dts[33]
74 File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Template:Dts[66]
75 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Template:Dts[67]
76 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Template:Dts[33]
77 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Template:Dts[68]
78 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Template:Dts[33]
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80 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Template:Dts[33]
81 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Template:Dts[33]
82 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Template:Dts[33]
83 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Template:Dts[33]
84 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Template:Dts[70]
85 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Template:Dts[71]
86 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Template:Dts[33]
87 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Template:Dts[33]
88 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Template:Dts[33]
89 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Template:Dts[72]
90 File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Template:Dts[33]
91 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Template:Dts[73]
92 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Template:Dts[33]
93 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Template:Dts[74]
94 File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Template:Dts[33]
95 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Template:Dts[33]
96 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Template:Dts[33]
97 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Template:Dts[75]
98 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Template:Dts[76]
99 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Template:Dts[33]
100 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Template:Dts[33]
101 File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Template:Dts[77]
— File:Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta Template:Dts[78]
102 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Template:Dts[33]
103 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Template:Dts[33]
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105 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Template:Dts[79]
106 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Template:Dts[80]
107 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Template:Dts[33]
108 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Template:Dts[33]
109 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Template:Dts[33]
110 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Template:Dts[33]
111 File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Template:Dts[33]
112 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Template:Dts[81]
113 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Template:Dts[33]
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115 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Template:Dts[33]
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124 File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Template:Dts[33]
125 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Template:Dts[33]
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132 File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Template:Dts[33]
133 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Template:Dts[33]
134 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Template:Dts[87]
135 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Template:Dts[88]
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140 File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unknown

Bilateral relations

Country Formal an Notes
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 10 July 1973
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 July 1973.[91]
  • 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,[92] and an Honorary Consulate at St. James in Barbados.[93]
  • Barbados is accredited to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bridgetown,[94] and an Honorary Consulate in New Providence.[95]
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 12 December 1973
  • Bahamas has an embassy in Brussels.
  • Belgium is accredited to the Bahamas from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 21 September 1981
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 18 August 1978
  • Bahamas has a non-resident ambassador to Brazil based in Nassau.
  • Brazil has an embassy in Nassau.
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 10 July 1973
  • Bahamas has a high commission in Ottawa.
  • Canada is accredited to the Bahamas from its high commission in Kingston, Jamaica and maintains an honorary consulate in Nassau.
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 23 May 1997 See Bahamas–China relations
  • Bahamas has an embassy in Beijing.
  • China has an embassy in Nassau.
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 30 November 1974 See Bahamas–Cuba relations

A repatriation agreement was signed with Cuba in 1996, and there are commercial and cultural contacts between the two countries.

  • Bahamas has an embassy in Havana.
  • Cuba has an embassy in Nassau.
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 10 July 1973
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 12 August 1977 See Bahamas–Haiti relations

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis visited Port-au-Prince to discuss stemming illegal immigration from Haiti and a trade deal selling Haitian agricultural products to the Bahamas.

  • Bahamas has an embassy in Port-au-Prince.
  • Haiti has an embassy in Nassau.
File:Flag of India.svg India 16 October 1975 See 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.
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 24 January 1974 See Bahamas–Mexico relations
  • Bahamas is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[98]
  • Mexico is accredited to the Bahamas from its embassy in Kingston, Jamaica and maintains an honorary consulate in Nassau.[99]
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 30 August 2004
  • Bahamas does not have an accreditation to Poland.
  • Poland is accredited to the Bahamas from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Nassau.
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 14 January 2004

The two countries signed accords on diplomatic relations on 14 January 2004. Since both countries have signed a joint communiqué, Sergey Lavrov states that the Bahamas and Russia decided to sign diplomatic missions on the ambassadorial level. Both countries are members of the United Nations. Russia is represented in the Bahamas through its consulate-general in New York City. On 24 July 2022, Russia added the Bahamas to its Unfriendly countries list.

File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia July 1988
  • Both countries have established diplomatic relations in July 1988.[100]
  • A number of bilateral agreements have been concluded and are in force in both countries.[101]
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 8 July 1985 See Bahamas–South Korea relations

The two countries have good relations.[102]

File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 5 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]
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 10 July 1973 See 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.[106] Bilaterally the two countries have a Tax Information Exchange Agreement.[107]

File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 10 July 1973 See 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.

Multilateral memberships

The Bahamas holds memberships in a number of international organizations: the UN and some specialized and related agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and World Health Organization (WHO); the OAS and related agencies, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO); the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), excluding its Caribbean Single Market and Economy; the International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol; the Universal Postal Union (UPU); the International Maritime Organization (IMO); and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).Template:Fact

See also

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