The Bahamas, Bahamy, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Wspólnota Bahamów
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Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

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1. Dependency status: UN Country

2. Government type: constitutional parliamentary democracy

3. Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba

4. Border Countries: none (islands)

5. Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

6. Terrain: llong, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

7. Area: 13,940 sq km

8. Capital: Nassau

9. Administrative divisions: 21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum Cay

10. Population: 299,697 (July 2004 est.)

11. Languages: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

12. Religions: Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

13. Currency: Bahamian dollar (BSD)

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