Discover the beautiful world of the Bahamas islands


The Bahamas - a Slice of Commonwealth Britain in Paradise

The Bahamas was a British colony from 1718destroyed the native population of Arawak
and later became an independent country inIndians. The British stopped a lot of the
1973, while remaining a part of thetrouble when they made the islands a British
Commonwealth of Nations. They retain QueenCrown  Colony.
Elizabeth II as their monarch and still sing
God Save the Queen as a national anthem. TheThe islands are mostly Christian, with a
main language is English though some speakheavy leaning towards the Protestant church,
variants  of English, Spanish and Portuguese.other denominations being present but in
minority. A very small minority practise
The capital city is Nassau, which is locatedObeah and Voodoo, both similar to each other,
on the island New Providence, though Androsas  spiritualistic  folk  beliefs.
Island is the largest in the group. The city
was a haven for the pirates that sailed theThe Prime Minister of the Bahamas is Perry
Caribbean, including the famous Blackbeard,Gladstone Christie, born 1944, and third
and was fought over by several nations,Prime Minister of the nation. Christie has
notably Spain and England. The whole regionearned awards for his efforts in urban
was notorious in legend for pirate activity,renewal and community policing, though has
and is used as a set for many books and filmsalso been in scandal surrounding his
on  the  subject.political  tactics.
The pirates even disrupted the area'sThe Bahamas' main industry is tourism, with
government at one point by declaring anthe island being a massive tourist spot for
anarchic 'Privateer's Republic' andmost western countries. The tropical location
ransacking Charlestown, which would laterand mysterious history make for an ideal spot
become Nassau. The islands had been throughand a popular place for couples, families and
the hands of the Spanish and they had all butpartiers.



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