The+Bahamas


 * The Bahamas**

This is the national flag.**
 * Facts:**
 * Official Language: English**
 * Monarch: Queen Elizabeth 2**
 * Governor: Arthur Dion Hanna**
 * Prime minister: Hubert A. Ingraham**
 * Capital: Nassau**
 * Fully Indipendent since : 1970**
 * Currency : Dollar**
 * Population : Estimated around 330 000.**
 * [[image:600px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.jpg.png]]

**around the 7th century AD Some of the Taino people moved to the uninhabited south of the Bahamas, There were estimated 30,000 people at the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492.** ** [|National Geographic] ****’s calculations Showed that based on Columbus log he was the first to make contact with the Lucayans and trade with them.**
 * History**
 * The Bahamas became a haven for** ** [|pirates] ****, like the many**  ** [|well-known pirates] ****, such as the infamous**  ** [|Blackbeard] ****,**  ** [|Henry Morgan] ****, and** ** [|Anne Bonney] ****, who dominated the islands for the next 70 Years in what was known as "The Golden Age of Piracy.", but To restore orderly government, the Bahamas were made a British**  ** [|crown colony] **  **in 1718.**


 * Geography/Climate :**
 * The subtropical to tropical climate in New Zealand is affected by the gulf stream and there for keep the climate changing between subtropical and tropical climate.**


 * Politics and Culture**

**Junkanoo** **is a street parade of dance and music that’s begin held in many cities of the Bahamas every ** New year's day**.** **Regattas** **are important social events in many family island settlements. They usually feature one or more days of sailing by old-fashioned Work boats ****, as well as an onshore festival.** []
 * The Bahamas is a independent country, but it is a member of the** ** [|Commonwealth of Nations] ****, with** **Queen Elizabeth II** **as** **head of state** **(represented by a**  ** [|Governor-General] ****).**
 * Obeah, a religion of folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from Central and West African origins.**
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