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The Bahamas has successfully promoted itself as a destination for US jetsetters, and a lot of it is Americanised. Yet there are still opportunities among its 700 islands and 2500 cays to disappear into a mangrove forest, explore a coral reef and escape the high-rise hotels and package-tour madness.
The 18th-century Privateers' Republic has become a modern banker's paradise, at least on New Providence and Grand Bahama. On the other islands - once known as the Out Islands but now euphemistically called the Family Islands - the atmosphere is more truly West Indian.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Population
323,000
Currency
Name: Bahamian Dollar
Code: BSD
Symbol: B$
Electrical Plugs
120V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+242
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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