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Lucayan 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 Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

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  • Lucayan 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 Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
  • The Bahamas were a British colony until the United States occupied them after the Great War. The Confederate States targeted the Bahamas early in 1941, at the beginning of the Second Great War. By the end of the year, the Bahamas had fallen to the C.S.. This handicapped the USA's ability to operate in the Atlantic generally and the Caribbean specifically for the first years of the war. Native Bahamians, who were generally black, continued to resist the CS presence. In 1944, the US retook Bahamas following its victory in the Battle of the North Atlantic.
  • The Bahamas is an itune-ethel in the Atlantish Fivelway, made up of more than 700 cays and islands. This leaf is a stub. You can help the Anglish Moot by swelling it.
  • The flag of the Bahamas is an equal horizontal tricolour of turquoise, yellow, and turquoise, with a black pile.
  • La Bahamas es un pais en la Mar Caribean. La area es sirca 13,940 cilometres cuadrada. La cuantia de popla, en la anio 2007, es sirca 305,655 persones. La site capital es Nassau. La lingua major es engles.
  • Bahamas is a preserved British steam locomotive.
  • Bahamas is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. Nassau is the capital and largest city. There is an outdoor ice rink at Breezes Ski Resort. The rink measures 1,600 sq ft and is open 24 hours a day. Ice hockey skates, sticks, and pucks are given to guests during their stay. No competitive games are played. Andre Deveaux, who played in the NHL ,was born in Freeport.
  • In Goldfinger, Pussy Galore told Bond that she wanted to buy an island in the Bahamas.
  • The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an island nation in central North America to the east of Creekland. Its capital is Nassau.
  • The Bahamas were an archipelago. Ianto Jones didn't think he'd die in the Bahamas. (AUDIO: Lost Souls)
  • The Bahamas is an island country lies southeast of Florida and north of Cuba and Hispaniola. The nation is spread over an archipelago that includes Bimini.
  • L'arcipelago delle Bahamas è il luogo dove Amy Lee e Josh Hartzler hanno fatto la loro luna di miele dopo essersi sposati a Little Rock. Esse sono situate nell' Oceano Atlantico tra la Florida e l' isola di Cuba.
  • The Bahamas were islands located east of Florida and north of Cuba. Over the course of history, the Bahamas were claimed both by Spain and Great Britain, but their best known inhabitants were pirates of the Caribbean. Although the Bahamas was not geographically located in the Caribbean, it was considered one of the most prosperous parts of the Caribbean region.
  • This is a collection of local flavor and sources of information about Bahamas, with a focus on individual voices. Please add other sources below. See the Bridge Index style guide for advice on how to list new sources on this page. +/-
  • The Bahamans is an archipelago country in the Atlantic Ocean and a member of the United Nations.
  • Jaime Sommers was vacationing in Nassau when Lisa Galloway assumed her identity during an attempt to steal secrets from the OSI. Jaime is sunbathing on the beach when she meets Baxley, a henchman for Dr. James Courtney. Baxley is undercover as a Bahamian named Beaumont. He invites Jaime out to his yacht where he drugs Jaime and drops her into the ocean in a locked wooden crate. (BW: Mirror Image)
  • The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English-speaking nation in the West Indies. An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida in the United States, north of Cuba and the Caribbean, and west of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  • Le Bahamas est un pays terroristo-palestinien, il est le résultat de la séparation du Hamas en deux pays distincts, suite à la guerre des Six Eaux. L'autre pays est le Hauhamas.
  • Bahamas ist eine antideutsche Zeitschrift, die in Deutschland herausgegeben wird.
  • <default>Bahamas</default> nativename slides Type Founding document Constitution Leader(s) Head of State Head of Government Commander-in-chief De facto leader Executive branch Legislative branch Judicial branch Affiliation Military Capital Language(s) Currency National anthem National holiday Date formed Date established Date fragmented Date reorganized Date dissolved Date restored Conflicts status notes Bahamas is an island nation in the Carribean, consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean; north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation of "Bahamas" can refe
  • thumb|right|250px|Die Flagge der Bahamas thumb|right|250px|Karte der Bahamas Die Bahamas sind ein Inselstaat im Atlantik und Teil der Westindischen Inseln. Sie liegen südöstlich der Vereinigten Staaten sowie nordöstlich von Kuba und werden geographisch zu Mittelamerika gezählt. Von den mehr als 700 Bahamainseln sind nur 30 bewohnt.
  • 5596 was built in 1935 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. He was named Bahamas in 1936 after the Bahamas, which were then part of the British Empire. After nationalisation in 1948, Bahamas was renumbered by British Railways to 45596 and transferred to Edge Hill, Liverpool. In 1961, he was usually fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney, and was returned to traffic and based at Carlisle. He was transferred to Stockport in July 1962, from which he was withdrawn from traffic in July 1966.
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