Bahamas, The

Guide to BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS which official name is Commonwealth of The Bahamas or Bahamas, The, is a country from America located at the Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba. BAHAMAS is divided in 21 district . BAHAMAS's capital is Nassau which is the most populated city with about 227,936 inhabitants.

History of BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS's government is constitutional parliamentary democracy; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Arthur Dion Hanna as head of state and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham as head of government.

Other symbols of BAHAMAS are Bahamian motto " Forward, Upward, Onward Together Bahamian anthem "March On, Bahamaland, (Royal Anthem: God Save the Queen) Bahamian flag.Bahamian flag is composed by three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side .

BAHAMAS's history is quite long: Lucayan 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 Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

BAHAMASs geography

Guide to travel to BAHAMAS

If you are thinking on traveling to BAHAMAS, you will have to take in consideration some points like BAHAMAS's currency, BAHAMAS's weather, BAHAMAS's national holiday and BAHAMAS's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. BAHAMAS`s currency is called dollar ( B$), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, dollar's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.1.0000000000.

BAHAMAS's weather is characterized to be tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to BAHAMAS.

You can also consider to visit BAHAMAS on it's national holiday to get in BAHAMAS's culture. If you do so, BAHAMAS's national holiday is called Independence Day, 10 July.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of BAHAMAS: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m. And try also to get to BAHAMAS's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit BAHAMAS's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to BAHAMAS, with more than 64 airports and 2 airlines, you will get to BAHAMAS without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. BAHAMAS has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Bahamian Culture

BAHAMAS is known by Bahamians as BAHAMAS in the shortened way. Bahamian, about 305,655 people, are composed by different ethnics: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%. And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's BAHAMAS's religion. Bahamians are divided in Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census).

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