Nassau (/ˈnæsɔː/ NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas.[2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for New Providence, 74.26% of the country's population.[4] Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country.[5] It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country.