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