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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 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.
List of countries which the Bahamas maintains diplomatic relations with:
# | Country | Date |
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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] [8] |
7 | Jamaica | 10 July 1973 [9] |
8 | Belgium | 12 December 1973 [10] [11] |
9 | Australia | 7 January 1974 [12] |
10 | Mexico | 23 January 1974 [13] |
11 | Costa Rica | April 1974 [14] |
12 | Netherlands | 28 May 1974 [15] |
13 | Argentina | 17 June 1974 [16] |
14 | Switzerland | June 1974 [17] |
15 | France | August 1974 [18] |
16 | Israel | 24 September 1974 [19] |
17 | Turkey | 5 November 1974 [20] |
18 | Cuba | 30 November 1974 [21] |
19 | Japan | 11 March 1975 [22] |
20 | Iceland | 18 March 1975 [23] |
21 | Fiji | 1 September 1975 [24] |
22 | India | 16 October 1975 [25] |
23 | Cyprus | 1975 [26] |
24 | Zambia | 1975 [27] |
25 | Philippines | 3 July 1976 [28] |
26 | Spain | 1 December 1976 [29] |
27 | Grenada | 1976 [30] |
28 | Venezuela | 20 April 1977 [31] |
29 | Indonesia | 5 May 1977 [32] |
30 | Haiti | 26 August 1977 [33] |
31 | Colombia | 26 August 1977 [33] |
32 | Ecuador | 27 April 1978 [33] |
33 | Sweden | 9 May 1978 [34] |
34 | Brazil | 8 September 1978 [33] |
35 | Austria | 23 October 1978 [33] |
36 | Morocco | 20 December 1978 [35] |
37 | Italy | 1978 [36] |
— | Holy See | 27 July 1979 [37] |
38 | Suriname | 29 August 1979 [38] |
39 | Saint Lucia | 1979 [39] |
40 | Belize | 21 September 1981 [40] |
41 | Nigeria | 26 October 1982 [41] |
42 | Uruguay | 25 November 1982 [42] |
43 | Bolivia | 5 August 1983 [43] [44] |
44 | Bangladesh | 8 February 1985 [45] |
45 | South Korea | 8 July 1985 [46] |
46 | Gambia | 1985 [47] |
47 | Vanuatu | 27 January 1988 [48] |
48 | Ivory Coast | 27 June 1988 [49] |
49 | Serbia | July 1988 [50] |
50 | Zimbabwe | 1989 [51] |
51 | Chile | 4 December 1990 [52] |
52 | Panama | 1 May 1991 [53] |
53 | North Korea | 16 May 1991 [33] |
54 | Denmark | June 1991 [54] |
55 | Dominican Republic | 4 September 1991 [55] [56] |
56 | Cameroon | 4 October 1991 [33] |
57 | Norway | 11 November 1991 [33] |
58 | Nicaragua | 3 January 1992 [57] |
59 | Guatemala | 30 March 1992 [33] |
60 | El Salvador | 6 May 1992 [58] |
61 | Greece | May 1993 [59] |
62 | Portugal | 27 May 1993 [33] |
63 | Maldives | 28 September 1993 [33] |
64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1993 [60] |
65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1993 [61] |
66 | Kuwait | 9 March 1994 [33] |
67 | South Africa | 28 July 1994 [33] |
68 | Eswatini | 1996 [62] |
69 | China | 23 May 1997 [33] |
70 | Botswana | 13 September 2000 [63] |
71 | Malaysia | 2001 [64] |
72 | Ukraine | 27 September 2003 [33] |
73 | Poland | 19 November 2003 [65] |
74 | Russia | 14 January 2004 [33] |
75 | Slovakia | 28 May 2004 [66] |
76 | Slovenia | 10 September 2004 [33] |
77 | Malta | 20 September 2004 [33] |
78 | Singapore | 16 December 2004 [33] |
79 | Latvia | 20 January 2005 [33] |
80 | Pakistan | 10 February 2005 [67] |
81 | Hungary | 17 May 2005 [33] |
82 | Czech Republic | 6 June 2005 [33] |
83 | Sri Lanka | 19 July 2005 [33] |
84 | Lithuania | 11 August 2005 [68] |
85 | Mozambique | 7 September 2005 [33] |
86 | Estonia | 20 October 2005 [33] |
87 | Finland | 2 December 2005 [69] |
88 | Sierra Leone | 7 November 2006 [33] |
89 | San Marino | 22 November 2006 [33] |
90 | Ireland | 23 April 2007 [33] |
91 | Romania | 18 July 2007 [70] |
92 | Bulgaria | 27 September 2007 [33] |
93 | Luxembourg | 28 September 2007 [33] |
94 | Namibia | 15 May 2008 [71] |
— | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 11 November 2008 [72] |
95 | Bahrain | 25 September 2010 [33] |
96 | Ghana | 17 March 2011 [73] |
97 | United Arab Emirates | 2 May 2011 [33] |
98 | Georgia | 13 May 2011 [33] |
99 | Qatar | 1 August 2013 [74] |
100 | Kazakhstan | 8 December 2014 [75] |
101 | Mongolia | 8 July 2016 [33] |
102 | Thailand | 21 September 2016 [33] |
103 | Turkmenistan | 7 October 2016 [33] |
104 | Brunei | 21 November 2016 [33] |
105 | Mauritius | 18 January 2017 [33] |
106 | Croatia | 31 January 2017 [76] |
107 | Azerbaijan | 2 May 2017 [33] |
108 | Montenegro | 6 September 2017 [77] |
109 | Armenia | 21 September 2017 [33] |
110 | Nepal | 7 November 2017 [33] |
111 | Tajikistan | 5 December 2017 [33] |
112 | New Zealand | 27 June 2019 [78] [79] |
113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 October 2019 [33] |
114 | Andorra | 31 October 2019 [33] |
115 | Moldova | 15 November 2019 [33] |
116 | Belarus | 9 December 2019 [80] |
117 | Rwanda | 16 June 2022 [33] |
118 | Tuvalu | 23 June 2022 [33] |
119 | Saudi Arabia | 23 November 2022 [33] |
120 | Cape Verde | 8 December 2022 [33] |
121 | Vietnam | 6 January 2023 [33] |
122 | Oman | 10 January 2023 [33] |
123 | Kenya | 19 January 2024 [81] |
124 | Benin | 21 January 2024 [33] |
125 | Solomon Islands | 15 March 2024 [33] |
126 | Monaco | 17 April 2024 [33] |
127 | Algeria | 1 May 2024 [33] |
128 | Uzbekistan | 26 September 2024 [82] |
129 | Samoa | 21 October 2024 [83] |
130 | Malawi | 22 October 2024 [84] |
131 | Seychelles | 24 October 2024 [85] |
132 | Togo | 24 October 2024 [86] |
133 | Afghanistan | Unknown [87] |
134 | Antigua and Barbuda | Unknown |
135 | Dominica | Unknown |
136 | Egypt | Unknown |
137 | Honduras | Unknown |
138 | Lesotho | Unknown |
139 | Peru | Unknown |
140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Unknown |
141 | Uganda | Unknown |
Country | Formal an | Notes |
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Barbados | 10 July 1973 |
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Belgium | 12 December 1973 |
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Belize | 21 September 1981 |
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Brazil | 18 August 1978 |
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Canada | 10 July 1973 |
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China | 23 May 1997 | See Bahamas–China relations
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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.
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Guyana | 10 July 1973 |
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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.
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India | 16 October 1975 | See Bahamas–India relations
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Mexico | 24 January 1974 | See Bahamas–Mexico relations |
Poland | 30 August 2004 |
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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. |
Serbia | July 1988 | |
South Korea | 8 July 1985 | See Bahamas–South Korea relations The two countries have good relations. [99] |
Turkey | 5 November 1974 [100] | See Bahamas–Turkey relations |
United Kingdom | 10 July 1973 |
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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.
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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).[ citation needed ]
Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.
Like its Eastern Caribbean neighbours, the main priority of Dominica's foreign relations is economic development. The country maintains missions in Washington, New York, London, and Brussels and is represented jointly with other Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) members in Canada. Dominica is also a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Commonwealth of Nations. It became a member of the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1978 and of the World Bank and Organization of American States (OAS) in 1979.
The foreign relations of the Dominican Republic are the Dominican Republic's relations with other governments.
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States. Ghana generally follows the consensus of the Non-aligned Movement and the OAU on economic and political issues not directly affecting its own interests. Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and the Balkans, in addition to an eight-year sub-regional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia. Ghana is also a member of the International Criminal Court.
The United States, Venezuela, Cuba, and the People's Republic of China have embassies in Grenada. Grenada has been recognized by most members of the United Nations and maintains diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada.
Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), the Central American Integration System (SICA), and the Central American Security Commission (CASQ). During 1995–96, Honduras, a founding member of the United Nations, for the first time served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Honduras is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military.
Kenya maintains relations with various countries around the world. Its closest ties are with its fellow Swahili-speaking neighbors in the African Great Lakes region. Swahili speaking neighbours mainly include countries in the East African Community such as Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Liechtenstein's foreign economic policy has been dominated by its customs union with Switzerland. This union also led to its independent membership in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991. Unlike Switzerland however, Liechtenstein is part of the European Economic Area.
Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi continued the pro-Western foreign policy established by his predecessor, Hastings Banda. It maintains excellent diplomatic relations with principal Western countries. Malawi's close relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era strained its relations with other African nations. Following the collapse of apartheid in 1994, Malawi developed, and currently maintains, strong diplomatic relations with all African countries.
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of disputes; non-alignment and non-intentional interference in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development. In carrying out these principles, Nigeria participates in the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Non-Aligned Movement, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations.
Paraguayan foreign policy has concentrated on maintaining good relations with its neighbors, and it has been an active proponent of regional co-operation. It is a member of the United Nations and has served one term in the UN Security Council in 1967-1969. It maintains membership in several international financial institutions, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. It also belongs to the Organization of American States, the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), the Rio Group, INTERPOL, MERCOSUR and UNASUR.
Tanzania's first president, Julius Nyerere also was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and, during the Cold War era, Tanzania played an important role in regional and international organisations, such as the Non-Aligned Movement, the front-line states, the G-77, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). One of Africa's best-known elder statesmen, Nyerere was personally active in many of these organisations, and served chairman of the OAU (1984–85) and chairman of six front-line states concerned with eliminating apartheid in Southern Africa. Nyerere was also involved with peace negotiations in Burundi until his death. Nyerere's death, on 14 October 1999, is still commemorated annually.
Modern Trinidad and Tobago maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbours and major North American and European trading partners. As the most industrialized and second-largest country in the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago has taken a leading role in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and strongly supports CARICOM economic integration efforts. It also is active in the Summit of the Americas process and supports the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, lobbying other nations for seating the Secretariat in Port of Spain.
Uganda has formal diplomatic relations with many countries, some accredited. Since the colonial era and after independence Uganda has grown to be one of the most important African countries. Uganda has diplomatic relations with many countries throughout Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Uganda is a member of the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962.
After seizing power in the 1972 coup d'état, Major Mathieu Kérékou declared the People's Republic of Benin a Marxist-Leninist state and sought financial support from communist governments in Eastern Europe and Asia. To distance the modern state from its colonial past, the country became the People's Republic of Benin in 1975. However, Benin dropped the socialist ideology in 1989 following pressure from creditors and domestic unrest related to economic hardship.
The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the United Kingdom, Senegal, and other African countries. The July 1994 coup strained The Gambia's relationship with Western powers, particularly the United States. Starting in 1995, President Yahya Jammeh established diplomatic relations with several additional countries, including Libya, the Republic of China, and Cuba. As scholars on Gambia's foreign policy have argued, throughout Jammeh's period, the country's foreign policy was a shifting sand, with little of direction.
Antigua and Barbuda maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China, as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, Petrocaribe and the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).
Haiti was one of the original members of the League of Nations, and was one of the original members of the United Nations and several of its specialized and related agencies. It is also a founding member of the Organization of American States. Haiti also has diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, instead of the People's Republic of China. Taiwan is one of Haiti's major trading partners and the two countries maintain very friendly relations. Haiti has also re-established very warm relations with Cuba in which a major act of bilateral cooperation has resulted in Cuba's large contribution of doctors to the country. The Haitian government has publicly shown admiration to Fidel Castro and his administration.
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