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Bahamas Travel Guide

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Full Name

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Former Name

None

Capital City

Nassau

Government Type

constitutional parliamentary democracy

Climate

tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Geography

strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

History

Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

Currency

Bahamian Dollar (BSD)

Nassau

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