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