showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Government ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Map Local Time Geography Dialing Code Currency Stats Anthem WordNet Wikipedia Translations Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Bahamas Dictionary (Click to enlarge) Bahamas (Mapping Specialists, Ltd.) Ba÷ha÷mas bÃÂ-h¤ mÃÂz also Ba÷ha÷ma Islands -màAn island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba comprising some 700 islands and islets and numerous cays. The country gained its independence from Great Britain in 1973. Nassau, on New Providence Island, is the capital and the largest city. Population: 299,000 . Ba÷ha mi÷an -hàmÃÂ-ÃÂn, -h¤ ) or Ba÷ha man -h¤ mÃÂn, -hàEncyclopedia Bahamas bÃÂh¤ mÃÂz ) , officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (1995 est. pop. 256,000), 4,403 sq mi (11,404 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of some 700 islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.50 mi (80 km) off SE Florida and extending c.600 mi (970 km) SE almost to Haiti. The country does not include the Turks and Caicos Islands , to the southeast, which, although geographically part of the archipelago, have been separately administered by Great Britain since 1848. The capital and principal city is | |
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