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Brief History. The Bahamas were discovered in 1492, by Christopher Columbus, and soon became British colony. Bahamas attended independence from the UK in 1973. Since then, 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 also used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

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Country Information

Local name: The Bahamas

Capital: Nassau

Population: 303,770

Government: constitutional parliamentary democracy

Currency: Bahamian dollar (BSD)

Land size: 13,940 sq km

Topography: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

Typical foods:

Major exports: mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Religions: 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%

Literacy rate: 95.6%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.96 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 65.6 years

Ethnic groups: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%

Internet users: 93,000

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