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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English-speaking nation in the West Indies. An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida in the United States, north of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean, and west of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Commonwealth of The Bahamas


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National motto:
Forward Upward Onward Together

Official language

English

Capital

NassauNassau is the capital city of the Bahamas. It is the commercial and cultural centre of the Bahamas, and with a population of 180,000, its largest city. Located on New Providence island, Nassau has an attractive harbour and a busy port. The tropical climat

QueenThe British monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament legislative power. The monarch is also Supreme Governor of the Church of

Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee in 2002, wearing her Canadian orders) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), styled HM The Queen (born April 21, 1926) is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland an

Governor GeneralThis page contains a list of Governors-General of the Bahamas. See also lists of incumbents, list of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas. Governors-General of the Bahamas, 1973-present Sir John Warburton Paul (acting): 10 31 July 1973 Sir Milo Butler: 31 July

Dame Ivy DumontDame Ivy Leona Dumont (born 1930) is the Governor-General of the Bahamas. She is the first female to hold this office, which she has done since January 1, 2002 (on an acting basis since November 13, 2001). Dumont, Ivy.

Prime Minister

Perry ChristiePerry Gladstone Christie (born August 21, 1944) is the Prime Minister of the Bahamas and a former athlete. He became PM on May 3 2002 when his party came to power in parliamentary elections and is only the country's third. He is also leader of the Progres

AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
- Total
- % water

Ranked 155th
13,940 km²
28%

Population

- Total
- Density

Ranked 168th

303,611
22/km²

Independence

- Date

From the United Kingdom

July 10, 1973

Currency

Bahamian dollar

Time zone

UTC -5

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