Nassau - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
Large - more than 20,000 expats here. Not sure if there is one community so cannot really speak to overall morale. We are happy. - May 2024
Unlike many posts, Nassau has a small Department of State presence and a large number of other agencies (CBP, Coast Guard, DEA, etc.) This is often the only overseas assignment for CBP families, and they frequently stay for 3-5 years. It's a different feel than many embassy communities. There is a large expat community outside the embassy, and the local population is very diverse -- some are welcoming to expats and others are less so. - Nov 2015
Lots of opportunities to interact with non-USG expats, including Europeans and folks from all over. - Jun 2015
Very large. Several million visitors from the U.S. every year and many who live here. The overall morale is fairly high but the embassy morale is probably lower than one would expect given that we live in a tropical island paradise. The Embassy building is old and overcrowded and there is no parking. Many of the people attached to this embassy have little experience living outside the U.S. and don't grasp how unusually good the living situation is here for expats. Their unrealistic expectations lead to complaints that simply can't be addressed. - May 2015
It is pretty large, but many are wealthy retirees who have a second home here. There are also quite a few expats working in finance here. The diplomatic community is small and consists primarily of the Americans and the Chinese. - Jan 2011
About 30,000. - Mar 2010
Huge. - Feb 2009
Mostly Brits with Americans, Germans and Canadians are the next biggest groups. - Dec 2008
