Bahamian culture is a hybrid of African, European, and other cultures. Junkanoo is a large contributor to the music of The Bahamas. It is a type of street...
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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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The Bahamas first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they...
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Culture of the Bahamas Architecture of the Bahamas Lighthouses in The Bahamas Cuisine of the Bahamas Festivals in the Bahamas Gambling in the Bahamas...
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diasporas Culture of the Bahamas, a hybrid of African, European, and other cultures Demographics of the Bahamas, population, ethnicity, and other aspects of the...
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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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The national flag of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas consists of a black triangle situated at the hoist with three horizontal bands: aquamarine, gold...
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The holidays in The Bahamas include the following: In the Bahamas, holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday are typically celebrated on the following...
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Bahamian cuisine (redirect from Cuisine of the Bahamas)
Bahamian cuisine refers to the foods and beverages of The Bahamas. It includes seafood such as fish, shellfish, lobster, crab, and conch, as well as tropical...
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(/ˈnæsɔː/ 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...
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Junkanoo (category Culture of the Bahamas)
originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, and...
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The University of The Bahamas (UB) is the national public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with campuses throughout the...
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and choral director who became the first Director of Culture in the Bahamas. Clement Betel was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to Edward Irvin Bethel and Lilias...
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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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The Bahamas are a group of about 700 islands and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited. The largest of the...
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The music of the Bahamas is associated primarily with Junkanoo, a celebration which occurs on Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day. Parades and other...
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a list of governors of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera. In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the lords proprietors...
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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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Nicolette Bethel (category Academic staff of the University of the Bahamas)
She was the Director of Culture in The Bahamas, and is now a full-time lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Bahamas. Nicolette...
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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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Chickcharney (category Culture of the Bahamas)
Pregill, Gregory K. (1982). "Fossil Vertebrates from the Bahamas — Introduction to the Paleontology of Bahaman Vertebrates" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions...
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Pig Beach (redirect from Pig Island (the Bahamas))
The pigs are known in popular culture as "the swimming pigs" although other islands with swimming pigs exist in the Bahamas. Exuma is a district of the...
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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 Bahamas Local...
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The following is an alphabetical list of the islands and cays of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T...
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of the Bahamas Culture of Barbados Culture of Bermuda Culture of the British Virgin Islands Culture of the Cayman Islands Culture of Cuba Culture of Dominica...
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Republicanism in the Bahamas is a political movement for the replacement of the monarchy of the Bahamas and a monarch as head of state with a president. The idea...
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statistics on abortion because the market for abortions in the Bahamas is underground." The doctor added that there is a culture of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”...
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This is a list of airports in the Bahamas, grouped by island and sorted by location. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an English-speaking...
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The Bahamas has a strong bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom, represented by a High Commissioner in London. The Bahamas also associates closely...
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the Bahamas Category:Communications in the Bahamas Category:Culture of the Bahamas Category:Economy of the Bahamas Category:Education in the Bahamas...
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