BAHAMAS
By: Antonece Carathers

BAHAMAS

• Capital: Nassau
• Languages: English & Bahamian English
• Location: North America in the Caribbean// Bordered in the south by Cuba, Haiti & DR// USA lies to the northwest

HISTORY

• Became independent on July 10th, 1973
• Conference held in London about the islands in May 1963 & again in 1973
• Famous people: Kimbo Slice, Mark Knowles, and Buddy Hield

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

PINEAPPLE FESTIVAL

• Each June
• Celebrates the hard workers in the pineapple industry
• Activities include: 40 mile 🚴🏾, a Little Miss Pineapple Pageant, pineapple eating contest, pineapple cooking contest

MAP

GEOGRAPHY

• 3 Major Landmarks: Queen's Staircase, Port Lucaya Marketplace, & The Cloisters Nassau
• 3 Major Landforms: Bahama Banks, Mount Alvernia, & Tongue of the Ocean

Mount Alvernia
Highest elevation in the Bahamas
206 ft. above sea level

MAJOR BODIES OF WATER

• Dean's Blue Hole (Clarence Town)
• Winding Bay (Eleuthera)

MAJOR CITIES

• Nassau- Population: 244,400
• Lucaya- Population:26,910
• Freeport- Population:10,000

CLIMATE

• Between Sep. & May temperature averages 70-75℉
• Rest of the year (summer months) temperature averages 80-85℉
• The Hurricane Season (curse of Bahamian weather) : June 1-Nov. 30
• Average rainfall (Nassau): 55inches
• *Hotels charge their highest prices during the winter period

CULTURE

• Traditional clothing: Generally lightweight material, loose-fitting & bright colored
• Religion: Mostly Christian & Bapist
• Holidays: New Years Day (Jan. 1st) ,Majority Rule Day (Jan. 10th), National Heroes Day (Second Mon. In October)
• Food: Seafood- Conch shellfish is a very popular dish
• Music: Genres- Calypso, Soca, Junkanoo, Dub, Scratch, & Dancehall
• Government: Parliamentary Democracy

ECONOMY

• Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
• Crops grown: grapefruits, limes, okra, pineapples & avocados
• Currency: The Bahamian Dollar
• Manufactured goods: cakes (rum),beers & cigars

1.00 US DOLLAR=1 BAHAMIAN DOLLAR

INTERESTING FACTS

• Population: 393,259 (2016)
• Native animals: porcupine fish, Bahamian parrot, the Bahamas wood star hummingbird
• In the Bahamas, there are not any poisonous snakes or lizards.
• There is a whole island populated by pigs: Pig Beach🐖
• Strange law: You are allowed to start drinking & gambling at age 18.

BAHAMAS FLAG
Aquamarine color: water surrounding the islands
Gold: golden beaches of the islands
Black: vigor & force of united people
Triangle:enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people

WHY I CHOSE THE BAHAMAS

• I wanted to study more about the culture of the Bahamas and not just the vocational side.

WHY IS THE BAHAMAS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE?

• The crime rate in the Bahamas is low.
• The people are friendly and nice.
• The literacy rate in the Bahamas is 95.5%