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The Bahamas (Listeni /ðə bəˈhɑːməz/), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets (rocks).

Geographically, The Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the designation of Bahamas refers normally to the Commonwealth and not the geographic chain.

Taino people, The Bahamas were the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized The Bahamas, they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola.

Desde finales del siglo XV hasta el siglo XVII, las Bahamas estuvieron bajo la soberanía española, aunque las islas, por su situación estratégica en la "Ruta del Galeón", y por formar el archipiélago un auténtico laberinto insular, paulatinamente fueron transformándose en escondites y nidos de piratas, bucaneros y filibusteros, especialmente

archipiélago se traspasó de España a Reino Unido, y las Bahamas fueron declaradas colonia británica en 1784.

Las Bahamas son una monarquía constitucional hereditaria que pertenece al Commonwealth, o Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones. El poder ejecutivo es ejercido por el monarca británico, como jefe de Estado, quien designa a su representante en el lugar, el gobernador general.

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Bahamas, covering about thirty square miles (78 km²) of the north western part of the Out Islands.

Bimini () is the westernmost district of the Bahamas composed of a chain of islands located about 53 miles (81 km) due east of Miami, Florida.

Cat Island is in the central Bahamas, and one of its districts, and has the nation's highest point. Its Mount Alvernia rises to 206 ft (63 m) and is topped by a monastery called The Hermitage.

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Arrive in the Bahamas prepared for any type of weather by packing lightweight fabrics to counter the heat, and a sweater for cold nights... Over the years, this island chain has experienced a great diversity of inhabitants.

The Bahamas relies heavily on tourism, it currently provides 50 to 60 percent of the nation's total GDP...

Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management.

The Bahamas is one of the wealthiest Caribbean countries with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking.

toll on the Bahamas, resulting in a contraction in GDP and a widening budget deficit. The decline continued in 2010 as tourism from the US and sector investment lagged.

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The flying time to the Bahamas can range from 30 minutes to a little more than an hour, depending on destination. Newcomer IBC's 30-seater Saab 340 turboprop planes are equipped with restrooms and offer amenities such as free in-flight snacks.

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Bahamas have a special magic found nowhere else. Sandbars appears and disappear within hours. Gentle manta rays glide like graceful butterflies underwater. Bonefish are quicksilver shadows across shimmering flats. And all of nature has a rhythm in keeping with the tides.

The Bahamas consists of over 700 exquisite islands, stretching over 100,000 square miles into the Western Atlantic. The clear emerald and turquoise waters lap along breathtaking beaches edged with miles of pale pink sand.

The Bahamas (officially named The Commonwealth of The Bahamas) or The Bahama Islands, is an archipelago consisting of many islands. There are about 2,000 islands if you include the cays which are small islands that are formed on coral reefs.

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The Bahamas archipelago are in fact the tops of banks that were formed some time between 90,000 and 120 years ago from coral reef formation.

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Central Andros is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on Andros Island. Its current Chief Councillor is Mr. Deon Sweeting. The Member of Parliament for this District is Minister Picewell Forbes.

Grand Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas, in the Abaco islands. http://wn.

Hope Town is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco islands as well as a small village on Elbow Cay, located in Abaco.

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The Bahamas is a constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses; its head of state is the British monarch, represented by a governor-general, and the head of government is the prime minister.

The Bahamas was granted internal self-government in 1964 and became independent in 1973. For more information on The Bahamas, visit Britannica.com.

(bəhä'məz), officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 301,800), 4,403 sq mi (11,404 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of some 700 islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.50 mi (80 km) off SE Florida and extending c.

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