1. The Bahamas Researched via: http://wikipedia.org
Student Name : Troy Johnson
Date: 6/8/10

2. Where is Bahamas located?
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an English-speaking country consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located at the north-east of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Caribbean Sea, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States of America

3. Flag, Motto, Anthem: Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together"
Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland"

4. History:
Taino people moved into the uninhabited southern Bahamas from Hispaniola and Cuba around the 11th century AD. These people came to be known as the Lucayans. There were an estimated 30,000+ Lucayans at the time of Columbus's arrival in Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the New World was on an island named San Salvador, which is generally accepted to be present-day San Salvador Island, (also known as Watling's Island) in the southeastern Bahamas.

5. Economy:
As one of the most prosperous county in the Caribbean region, the Bahamas relies on tourism to generate most of their economic activity. Tourism as an industry not only accounts for over 60 percent of the Bahamian GDP, but provides jobs for more than half the country's workforce.[21] An example of Tourism in the Bahamas is the number of cruise ships that land in the capital of Nassau where tourists visit the straw market to buy different items or have their hair braided. After tourism, the most important economic sector is financial services, accounting for around 15 percent of GDP.

6. What do you like the most about Bahamas?
The Temperature
The Climate
The warmth
The Heat