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    Local government in The Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by the First Schedule of The...
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    The prime minister of The Bahamas is the head of government of The Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the Governor-General...
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  • The Bahamas Local Government Act of 1996 is a piece of legislation of the Bahamas. In 1996, the Bahamian Parliament passed "The Local Government Act" to...
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    The Bahamas is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy headed by King Charles III in his role as King of the Bahamas. The politics of The Bahamas takes...
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    Government House is the official residence of the governor-general of the Bahamas, located in Nassau. It was built in the colonial days and was the residence...
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    forces of the Bahamas Military history of the Bahamas Military ranks of the Bahamas Local government in the Bahamas History of the Bahamas Battle of Nassau...
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    The Bahamas (/bəˈhɑːməz/ bə-HAH-məz), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean...
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    within The Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than all the other...
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    the Bahamas Local government in The Bahamas "The Bahamas Election Centre". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 4 September 2021. "The Constitution of the Commonwealth...
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    by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area. Freeport has grown to become the second most populous city in The Bahamas. The...
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    NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just...
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    Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of The Bahamas, with the town of West End located 56 nautical miles (64 mi; 104 km) east of Palm Beach...
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    The economy of the Bahamas is dependent upon tourism and offshore banking. The Bahamas is the richest country in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in...
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    transgender (LGBT) people in the Bahamas have limited legal protections. While same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Bahamas, there are no laws that...
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    The governor-general of The Bahamas is the representative of the Bahamian monarch, currently King Charles III, in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The...
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    the Bahamas Category:Environment of the Bahamas Category:Geography of the Bahamas Category:Government of the Bahamas Category:Health in the Bahamas Category:History...
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    Elections in the Bahamas take place in the framework of a parliamentary democracy. Since independence, voter turnout has been generally high in national...
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  • The Royal Bahamas Police Force is the national law enforcement agency of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. It operates within the portfolio of the Ministry...
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    hurricane that struck The Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It is the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures...
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  • The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry of the Bahamas responsible for the care and management of public finances. The development and management...
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    of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera. In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the lords proprietors of the Province...
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    The earliest arrival of people in the islands now known as The Bahamas was in the first millennium AD. The first inhabitants of the islands were the Lucayans...
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    Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. On the eastern side of the island is the national...
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  • The Central Bank of The Bahamas is the reserve bank of The Bahamas based in the capital Nassau. The bank was established on 1 June 1974 but traces its...
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    The monarchy of The Bahamas is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas...
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    and Sandy Point in the south. Administratively, the Abaco Islands constitute seven of the 31 Local Government Districts of The Bahamas: Grand Cay, North...
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  • Telecommunications in the Bahamas is accomplished through the transmission of information by various types of technologies within The Bahamas, mainly telephones...
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    Cat Island is located in The Bahamas, and is one of its districts. Cat Island also has the nation's highest point, Mount Alvernia (formerly known as Como...
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    Hurricane Dorian became the costliest hurricane in the Bahamas on record. It struck the Abaco Islands as a Category 5 hurricane on September 1, and a...
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  • Local government in Canada can be defined as all elected local authorities which are legally empowered to make decisions on behalf of its electors, excluding...
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