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