The Bahamas
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| Commonwealth of The Bahamas | ||
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| National motto: | Forward Upward Onward Together | |
| National anthem: | "March On, Bahamaland" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" |
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| About the people | ||
| Official languages: | English | |
| Population: (# of people) | ||
| - Total: | 323,000 (2005 estimate) (ranked 177th) | |
| - Density: | 23.27 per km² | |
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| Capital city: | Nassau | |
| Largest city: | Nassau | |
| Area | ||
| - Total: | 13,878 (ranked 160th) | |
| Politics / Government | ||
| Established: | July 10, 1973 | |
| Leaders: | Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General: Arthur Dion Hanna Prime Minister: Hubert Ingraham |
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| Economy / Money | ||
| Currency: (Name of money) |
Bahamian dollar | |
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| Time zone: | EST: UTC−5 EDT: UTC-4 |
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| Telephone dialing code: | 1-242 | |
| Internet domain: | .bs |
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a group of islands in the West Indies. The country's capital, Nassau, is on New Providence Island.
The Taino were the first people living there. In 1492, Christopher Columbus found the Americas by landing on another of the islands, San Salvador.
The islands' mostly black population speaks English, the country's main language.
The Bahamas are a popular place for people to visit for holidays, the 700 islands and cays attract a large number of visitors from nearby America, as well as Europe and other countries.
[change] The people
Nearly 500,000 people live in the Bahamas. The ethnic groups of the population is:
82.1% African descent
15.4% Mixed (European and African)
1.5% Asian and other.
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