巴哈马群岛,正式巴哈马联邦,群岛和州的西北边缘西印度群岛佛罗里达和古巴北部东南,撒谎。它由约700个岛屿和沙洲。面积:5382平方英里(13939平方公里)。人口:2023(美国东部时间)402200年。首都:拿骚(新普罗维登斯岛)。非洲和欧洲血统的人,遗留下来的奴隶贸易。语言:英语(官方)。宗教:基督教(主要是新教徒;罗马天主教,其他基督教徒)。货币:美元巴哈马。 Chief among the islands, from north to south, are Grand Bahama, Abaco, Eleuthera, New Providence, Andros, Cat, and Inagua; New Providence has most of the population. All are composed of coralline limestone and lie mostly only a few feet above sea level; the highest point is Mount Alvernia (206 ft [63 m]) on Cat Island. There are no rivers. The country’s market economy is heavily dependent on tourism, for which gambling is a particular attraction, and on international financial services. Most foodstuffs are imported; refined petroleum and chemicals are significant exports. The U.S. is the major trading partner of The Bahamas. The Bahamas is a constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses; its head of state is the British monarch, represented by a governor-general, and the head of government is the prime minister. The islands were inhabited by Lucayan Tainos when克里斯托弗·哥伦布1492年10月12日发现他们。许多学者认为哥伦布登陆圣萨尔瓦多岛(沃特),但其他人认为他的第一个登陆是沙门礁或猫岛。西班牙人没有试图解决但奴隶进行突袭,稀少的岛屿;1648年英国殖民时从百慕大,无人居住的岛屿。他们成为海盗和海盗的困扰,繁荣和随后的几个定居点。岛上享受一些繁荣的美国革命后,当支持者逃离美国,建立了棉花种植园。这些岛屿是一个中心封锁跑步者在美国南北战争期间。直到二战后旅游业的发展做永久性的经济繁荣的到来。巴哈马群岛于1964年授予内部自治,1973年独立。
