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  2. The Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The landmass that makes up what is the modern-day Bahamas, lies at the northern part of the Greater Antilles region and was believed to have been formed 200 million years ago when they began to separate from the supercontinent Pangaea. The Pleistocene Ice Age around 3 million years ago, had a profound impact on the archipelago's formation.

  3. Demographics of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    Many new settlers were from the Southern United States and brought slaves with them to cultivate plantations. At the turn of the 20th century, the total population was 53,000. School attendance is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. There are 158 public schools and 52 private schools in the Bahamas catering to more than 66,000 students.

  4. Geography of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The most intense hurricane to strike the Bahamas was Hurricane Dorian in 2019, with wind gusts of up to 355 kilometres per hour (221 mph) being recorded. 84 people died (74 of which were from the Bahamas), and there was catastrophic damage to buildings, homes, and boats, and sometimes complete destruction. Preliminary damage estimates are in ...

  5. Out Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Out Islands are the islands that make up the Bahamas with the exception of New Providence Island, where the capital and largest city, Nassau, is located, and Grand Bahama Island, where Freeport is located. [1] [2] The Abaco Islands and Eleuthera islands are among the Out Islands. [3]

  6. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the ...

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    This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean. In a general sense, the Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from The Bahamas in the north to Guyana in the south, and Suriname in the east to Belize in the west in a general sense. This ...

  7. Outline of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    .bs Internet country code top-level domain for the Bahamas; Telephone communications in the Bahamas Area code 242; Postal service in the Bahamas Postage stamps and postal history of the Bahamas. List of people on stamps of the Bahamas; Television in the Bahamas. List of television stations in the Bahamas by call sign; Companies of the Bahamas ...

  8. Bahamians - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean people Bahamians / b ə ˈ h eɪ m i ən z / are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas . One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

  9. List of islands of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The Bahamas. List of islands of the Bahamas by total area; Geography of the Bahamas; Districts of the Bahamas; List of cities in the Bahamas; List of Bahamas-related topics; Lucayan Archipelago; List of islands by area; List of islands by highest point; List of islands by population; List of islands in lakes