| The commonwealth of the Bahamas is in the | | | | an anarchic 'Privateer's Republic' and |
| West Indies. The country is made up of an | | | | ransacking Charlestown, which would later |
| archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. This means | | | | become Nassau. The islands had been through |
| that it is comprised of a series of islands, | | | | the hands of the Spanish and they had all but |
| which connect to the mainland, thus the | | | | destroyed the native population of Arawak |
| pluralized name. The Bahamas was a British | | | | Indians. The British stopped a lot of the |
| colony from 1718 and later became an | | | | trouble when they made the islands a British |
| independent country in 1973, while remaining | | | | Crown Colony. The islands are mostly |
| a part of the Commonwealth of Nations. They | | | | Christian, with a heavy leaning towards the |
| retain Queen Elizabeth II as their monarch | | | | Protestant church, other denominations being |
| and still sing God Save the Queen as a | | | | present but in minority. A very small |
| national anthem. The main language is English | | | | minority practise Obeah and Voodoo, both |
| though some speak variants of English, | | | | similar to each other, as spiritualistic folk |
| Spanish and Portuguese. The capital city is | | | | beliefs. The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is |
| Nassau, which is located on the island New | | | | Perry Gladstone Christie, born 1944, and |
| Providence, though Andros Island is the | | | | third Prime Minister of the nation. Christie |
| largest in the group. The city was a haven | | | | has earned awards for his efforts in urban |
| for the pirates that sailed the Caribbean, | | | | renewal and community policing, though has |
| including the famous Blackbeard, and was | | | | also been in scandal surrounding his |
| fought over by several nations, notably Spain | | | | political tactics. The Bahamas' main industry |
| and England. The whole region was notorious | | | | is tourism, with the island being a massive |
| in legend for pirate activity, and is used as | | | | tourist spot for most western countries. The |
| a set for many books and films on the | | | | tropical location and mysterious history make |
| subject. The pirates even disrupted the | | | | for an ideal spot and a popular place for |
| area's government at one point by declaring | | | | couples, families and partiers. |