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2	->''Instead of studying for finals, what about just going to The Bahamas and catching some rays? Maybe you’ll flunk, but you might have flunked anyway; that’s my point.''
3	-->-- '''Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey'''
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5	Officially known as the '''Commonwealth of The Bahamas''', The Bahamas is an archipelago east of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates that achieved independence from the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom in 1973, whose gorgeous weather and beaches make it a popular resort for tourism as well as an idyllic location for films like the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series (though the majority of said films were shot in UsefulNotes/SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines), Film/JamesBond (''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}''), ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'', ''Why Did I Get Married 2'' and ''[[Film/JackFrost1997 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman]]''.
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7	[[http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/F1D7AA0803E7FFEF06256F02007F5607 The Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas The Other Wiki]] have all the factual data you ought to know about the country. Unfortunately this has not stopped many (mostly residing in continental UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica) from mistakenly equating this beautiful chain of islands with UsefulNotes/{{Jamaica}}. The blame for this rests solely on lazy Hollywood casting directors who automatically assume that the [[AccentTropes Jamaican accent is universal]] throughout UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean.
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9	On that note, the reaction of educated Bahamians to people equating The Bahamas with the Caribbean in general is to [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore immediately label the offending party as an “ignorant foreigner”]].
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11	The Bahamas is the most affluent country in the world with a predominantly-African population. It's also where UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus set foot down for the first time.
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13	!!Famous Bahamians and people of Bahamian descent:
14	* Creator/EstherRolle's parents were Bahamians who immigrated to the United States shortly before she was born.
15	* Creator/SidneyPoitier was born in Miami to Bahamian parents, and grew up in the Bahamas.
16	* Creator/DianaSands, whose most famous role is as a costar with the above Poitier in ''Film/ARaisinInTheSun'', was born to a Bahamian father.
17	* Creator/AlRoker was born to a Bahamian father in New York. His third cousin is Music/LennyKravitz; their grandparents were cousins who migrated from the Bahamas together.
18	* Creator/RickFox's father is Bahamian, and he spent most of his childhood in the Bahamas.
19	* Creator/MichaelKWilliams (''Series/TheWire'') has maternal Bahamian ancestry.
20	* Creator/PersiaWhite grew up in the Bahamas but later moved to the U.S.
21	* Voice actress Creator/MarykeHendrikse. Born in Nassau, moved to Toronto when she was two.
22	* Music/TPain (Faheem Rashad Najm) grew up in a Bahamian Muslim family in Tallahassee.
23	* [[Creator/TahjMowry Tahj]], [[Creator/TiaMowry Tia]], and Creator/TameraMowry are of Bahamian descent on their mother's side.
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25	!!The Bahamas in media:
26	* Disney's abandoned Treasure Island in the Bahamas plays a small but pivotal role in ''Literature/AbandonedByDisney'', and becomes the central location of the fan game ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtTreasureIsland''. [[http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/disney-blunder/ It is based on a real project]] that Disney developed in the Abaco Islands.
27	* Rivaling documentaries ''Film/{{Fyre}}'' and ''Film/FyreFraud'' chronicle the infamous [[ShoddyShindig Fyre Festival]], which was held on a "private island that was once owned by Pablo Escobar". In reality, the festival was held on the Great Exuma, which has a couple of settlements, a public airport, and is anything but a private island. [[FromBadToWorse And that's just the beginning]].
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29	[[AC:The Bahamian flag]]
30	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bahamas_flag_5324.png
31	->The black triangle symbolizes the people's unity and determination. The islands' geographic situation is symbolized by two aquamarine stripes of the seas separated by the yellow stripe of the land.
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33	[[AC:The Bahamian national anthem]]
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35	->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland;
36	->March on to glory, your bright banners waving high.
37	->See how the world marks the manner of your bearing!
38	->Pledge to excel through love and unity.
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40	->Pressing onward, march together
41	->to a common loftier goal;
42	->Steady sunward, tho' the weather
43	->hide the wide and treacherous shoal.
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45	->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland,
46	->'Til the road you've trod lead unto your God,
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48	->March on, Bahamaland!
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50	[[AC:Government]]
51	* Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
52	** Monarch: Charles III
53	** Governor-General: Cynthia A. Pratt
54	** Prime Minister: Philip Davis
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56	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
57	* '''Capital and largest city:''' Nassau
58	* '''Population:''' 385,637
59	* '''Area:''' 13,878 sq km (5,358 sq mi) (155th)
60	* '''Currency''': Bahamian dollar ($) (BSD)
61	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BS
62	* '''Country calling code:''' [[UsefulNotes/NorthAmericanNumberingPlan 1]] (area code 242)
63	* '''Highest point:''' Mount Alvernia (163 m/207 ft) (199th)

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