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Bahamas
Flag of The Bahamas Background Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US. Map of The Bahamas More about The Bahamas:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
See also: Cocos IslandsTransportation , SvalbardGeography , Clipperton IslandTransnational Issues , BelizeMilitary , NorwayMilitary |
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