Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, a country of the island consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean. North of Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands. South-east of the United States of America and the State of Florida and the Florida Keys east. Capital Nassau on the island of New Providence. The name "Bahamas" can be referred to by any country or a series of large islands that share with the Turks and Caicos Islands. As stated in the Statement of Defence Force Royal Bahamas, including the territory of the Bahamas on a 470,000 km 2 (180,000 square miles) of ocean space.

Dwell in the Bahamas before the origin of the Lucayan, Bahamas was the first landfall on the site of Columbus in the New World in 1492. Although the Spaniards did not colonize the Bahamas. Ago, most of the islands in 1513 until 1648, when English colonists settled on the island of Bermuda Eleuthera.

In terms of gross domestic product, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (after the United States and Canada).

The Bahamas consists of 700 islands over an area of ​​more than 100,000 square miles of ocean to begin 50 miles off the coast of Florida. The archipelago is an oasis of environmental comprises 2,000 islands and picturesque cays, and includes the purest water on the planet with its extension, which is more than 200 feet. You can enjoy the picturesque scenery of the island with the clarity and purity, as you watch your toes easily from the water.
Bahamas enjoys Palmeach charming blue with soft sand T is unprecedented, in addition to the natural beauty that rises above sea level.

Geography and climate 

The Bahamas is located between latitudes 20 degrees and 28 degrees north latitude and longitudes 72 ° and 80 ° W.

In 1864, the governor of the Bahamas reported that there are 29 islands and 661 cays, and 2,387 of the rocks in the colony.

The closest islands to the United States is Bimini, which is also known as the gateway to the Bahamas. Abaco Island located to the east of Grand Bahama. The largest of these islands, the island of Andros. Include other populated islands, Cat Island, Long Island, San Salvador Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Exuma and Mayaguana. Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, which is located on the island of New Providence.

All the islands are low and flat, with hills rising to no more than 15 to 20 meters (49-66 feet). The highest point in the country is in the Mount Alvernia (formerly Como Hill) in Cat Island. They contain rising 63 meters (207 feet). To the south-east, located Turks and Caicos Islands, which is characterized by three features of the most extensive submarine.