The Bahamas is located in the western Atlantic Ocean, 100

kilometers southeast of Florida (United States) and 80

kilometers northeast of Cuba. The islands are generally flat
and low lying. The name "Bahamas" comes from Spanish and
translates to "shallow waters". 

THE
 The official currency is the
Bahamian dollar

 Is the capital of Nassau 

 LANGUAGE

The official language of the

Bahamas is English. Many people
speak an English-based Creole
language called "Bahamian
dialect" or "Bahamianese"
POPULATION
More than 300,000 people live in the
Bahamas, making it a relatively
populous country. 
 RELIGION
• Bahamas 96. 6% of the population
follows Christianity. 

• In the Bahamas 97. 1%, a very high

percentage of the population, declare
themselves believers. 
 INDEPENDENCE OF THE
BAHAMAS 10 JULY 1973 

the Bahamas were the The Bahamas became

site of Christopher a British crown colony Slavery was finally
Columbus' first voyage when the British abolished in the
to the New World  outlawed piracy. Bahamas. 

1513 1807 1973

1492 1718 1834

1648 Were colonized
by the Spanish, when
English settlers from
the island of Bermuda
settled on the island
of Eleuthera.
Britain banned the July 10, The Bahamas
slave trade, yet African achieved
slaves were illegally independence as a
taken to the Bahamas.  monarchy in the
Commonwealth of
Nations.
 Newspapers 

• The Freeport news 

• The Bahama journal 
• The Nassau guardian 
MAGAZINES
• Abaco life 
• Caribbean beat