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The Bahamian economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism and financial services to generate foreign exchange earnings. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of The Bahamas is approximately $5.7 billion with tourism accounting for 50%, financial services nearly 20% and the balance spread among retail and wholesale trade, fishing, light manufacturing and agriculture. [9]
Nassau ( / ˈnæsɔː / NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas. [ 2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for ...
Government House. / 25.075789; -77.344549. Government House is the official residence of the governor-general of the Bahamas, located in Nassau. It was built in the colonial days and was the residence of the governor of the Bahamas. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the governor-general following political ...
Clifford Darling. Sir Clifford Darling GCVO JP (6 February 1922 [1] – 27 December 2011) [2] [3] was the fifth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2 January 1992 until his retirement on 2 January 1995, where he was succeeded by Sir Orville Turnquest.
The national police force of Thamas is known as "The Royal Bahamas Police Force". The St. Edward's Crown appears on the Bahamian Police's badges and rank insignia, which illustrates the monarchy as the locus of authority. [57] Every member of the Royal Bahamas Police Force has to swear allegiance to the monarch of The Bahamas, on taking office.
The postal history of the Bahamas begins in the 18th century, with the first post office operating since 1733. The earliest known letters date from 1802. In 1804 a straight-line "BAHAMAS" handstamp came into use. The Royal Mail Line initiated a regular mail service in 1841, and from 1846 used a "Crown Paid" handstamp along with a dated postmark ...
v. t. e. This is a list of the heads of state of The Bahamas, from the independence of The Bahamas in 1973 to the present day. From 1973 the head of state under the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 is the Monarch of The Bahamas, currently King Charles III, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The King is ...
10 July 1758. (1758-07-10) (aged 57–58) Nassau, Bahamas. Buried. Nassau, Bahamas. Occupation. Governor of the Bahamas. John Tinker (1700–1758) was an early Colonial official who served the Royal African Company on the Gold Coast, was an Agent for the South Sea Company in Portobello, and was Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands from 1741–1758.