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