Dwell in the Bahamas before the origin of the Lucayan, Bahamas was the first landfall on the site of Columbus in the New World in 1492. Although the Spaniards did not colonize the Bahamas. Ago, most of the islands in 1513 until 1648, when English colonists settled on the island of Bermuda Eleuthera.
In terms of gross domestic product, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (after the United States and Canada).
The Bahamas consists of 700 islands over an area of more than 100,000 square miles of ocean to begin 50 miles off the coast of Florida. The archipelago is an oasis of environmental comprises 2,000 islands and picturesque cays, and includes the purest water on the planet with its extension, which is more than 200 feet. You can enjoy the picturesque scenery of the island with the clarity and purity, as you watch your toes easily from the water.
Bahamas enjoys Palmeach charming blue with soft sand T is unprecedented, in addition to the natural beauty that rises above sea level.
Geography and climate
The Bahamas is located between latitudes 20 degrees and 28 degrees north latitude and longitudes 72 ° and 80 ° W.
In 1864, the governor of the Bahamas reported that there are 29 islands and 661 cays, and 2,387 of the rocks in the colony.
The closest islands to the United States is Bimini, which is also known as the gateway to the Bahamas. Abaco Island located to the east of Grand Bahama. The largest of these islands, the island of Andros. Include other populated islands, Cat Island, Long Island, San Salvador Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Exuma and Mayaguana. Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, which is located on the island of New Providence.
All the islands are low and flat, with hills rising to no more than 15 to 20 meters (49-66 feet). The highest point in the country is in the Mount Alvernia (formerly Como Hill) in Cat Island. They contain rising 63 meters (207 feet). To the south-east, located Turks and Caicos Islands, which is characterized by three features of the most extensive submarine.
Administrative Divisions
Areas of the Bahamas
Neighborhoods Bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere except New Providence (which holds 70% of the country's population), which are handled directly by the central government affairs. In 1996, the Bahamian Parliament passed on "Local Government Act" to facilitate the establishment of Family Island, in the areas of local government and members of the local council of the area. The overall objective of this law is to allow the various elected leaders to govern and oversee the affairs of the region without interference from the central government. In total, there are 38 districts, with elections held every five years. There are also one hundred and ten of the 281 members of the Council and Town Committee members to correspond with the various districts.
Each member of the committee members or advisers are responsible for the proper use of public funds for the maintenance and development of their constituencies.
Other areas of New Providence are:
Acklins
Islands berries
Bimini
Black dot, Exuma
Central Abaco
Central Andros
Central Eleuthera
Freeport, Grand Bahama
Twisted island
East Grand Bahama
Exuma
Grand Cay, Abaco
Harbour Island, Eleuthera
Long Island
Mangrove Cay, Andros
Mayaguana
Moore's Island, Abaco
North Abaco
North Andros
North Eleuthera
San Salvador
South Abaco
South Andros
South Eleuthera
Spanish Wells, Eleuthera
West Grand Bahama
Economy
One of the most prosperous countries in the West Indies, and the Bahamas relies on tourism in most economic activities. Tourism provides jobs for more than half the country's workforce. After tourism, the economic sector, working on financial services, which represents about 15 percent of GDP.
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