An archipelago of about 700 islands and 2,400 cays stretching across the western North Atlantic.
Geography
The Bahamas extend roughly 800 km from Florida southeast toward Hispaniola. The islands are low limestone platforms with shallow banks and turquoise waters that have made the country a global diving destination. Mount Alvernia on Cat Island is the highest natural point at 63 m.
History
The Bahamas was the site of Christopher Columbus’s first New World landfall in 1492, traditionally identified as Guanahani in the central archipelago. The country gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Population
New Providence Island, where the capital Nassau sits, holds about 70 percent of the population despite being a small island in the central archipelago.
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