The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is archipelago have 700 island and islets in Atlantic Ocean between Florida and the Spanish. The total area covered by the Bahamas is about 100,000 square kilometers. The Bahamas has a population of 310 thousand, concentrat on the island from of the New-Providence and the Grand-Bahama. Andros is the large island in the Bahamas and the coral reefs of the barrier of the third largest in the world.
Bahamas has a framework for a parliamentary monarchy and representative democracy follows a multiparty democratic system like Great Britain. Although Queen Elizabeth II is the titular head of state in the Bahamas, but a cabinet led by Prime Minister runs the country. The Bahamas divided into 31 districts to provide a system of local government throughout the islands except New Providence, where the state conducts business directly.
The island's economy depends heavily on tourism and offshore banking. According to industry experts, tourism contributes about 60% of gross domestic product (GDP) for countries and employs about half the workforce in the Bahamas. The second largest segment of the economy of the Bahamas is the financial services sector, which contributes about 15% of GDP. Although there is no large-scale agriculture began in the Bahamas, the industries of agriculture and fisheries account for 5% of GDP.
About 85% of the Bahamas is available in black, and about 12% of the population is white. The official language Bahamas is English, a small number of immigrants speak the Creole, the Spanish and the Portuguese. Christianity is the largest religion in which Baptists are the largest denomination (about one third), followed by Anglican and Roman Catholic Church. Bahamians are a hybrid African / European culture and form of rhythmic music called Junkanoo.
The Bahamas is actually a group of beautiful islands, and also a great place to begin a journey.