Bahamas

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The Bahamas is a sovereign country in the Atlantic Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies. It covers 97% and 88% of the Lucayan Archipelago’s land areas.

It is made up of 700 islands, cays, and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s located north of Cuba and northwest of Hispaniola. You can find the Turks and Caicos Islands southeast of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. Nassau is the Capital of the Bahamas & is located in New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defense Force, located at 5,358 miles (2.78 km2), finds the Bahamas’ territory within ocean space.

For many centuries, the Bahama islands were inhabited by the Lucayans. They are part of the Arawakan-speaking Taino. Columbus was 1492’s first European to land on an island in the “New World.” Later, the Spanish sent the native Lucayans from Mexico to Hispaniola and enslaved them. Between 1513-1648, the Bahama Islands were almost deserted when English settlers arrived from Bermuda to establish an English colony on Eleuthera.

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Top Facts

The Capital of the Bahamas is Nassau.
Total Area: 5,358 mi² (13,878 km²)
Total Population around 0.4 Million
The Bahamas boasts the third-largest barrier reef on the planet
Bahamas waters are some of the clearest in the world
There are 700 islands in The Bahamas
The name Bahamas comes from the Spanish term “baja mar.”
The Bahamas is the second closest non-bordering country to the United States
The world’s deepest blue hole is found in the Bahamas
The Bahamas’ main economic sectors are tourism, offshore financial services, and agriculture.