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Article #140: The Bahamas - uncovered

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The Bahamas is a group of over 700 to the largest islands. On the contrary,
islands (including some very small ones) Bahamians are very proud of their
in the West Indies. It has been an traditions. Their traditional music
independent country since the 1970s, but styles tend to involve large brass bands,
it is still part of the Commonwealth and and you will often find brass bands
technically ruled over by the British playing in the streets. Traditional foods
Queen. Its colonial heritage means that include pineapples and crabs, which are
the official language of the islands is eaten at large festivals around the time
still English, and the widely-spoken of the harvest.
English has been a key factor in helping People in the Bahamas are also very fond
the country to flourish and become a of regattas, enjoying boat racing and
favourite with tourists from the United other boat-related pastimes, as well as
States. sports like cricket and athletics. On the
The two biggest islands in the Bahamas smaller islands, traditional arts and
are Grand Bahama and New Providence, crafts are still practiced, largely for
where the capital, Nassau, is situated. sale to tourists nowadays, meaning that
Over half the population is employed in you can get very beautiful hand-woven
tourism, and the two largest islands baskets and other items for a very good
especially, for better or worse, feel price in some places.
like one big tourist resort. If you However, if you do go to visit the
prefer your holidays to be comfortable, Bahamas, make sure that there aren't any
then stick to the bigger islands, and if hurricanes predicted in the area in the
you want more of an adventure, try the near future. The Bahamas was struck by
smaller ones. hurricanes in 1992, 1999, 2004 and 2005,
Of course, that doesn't mean that you and many people lost their lives.
won't see anything traditional if you go






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