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->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland;
->March on to glory, your bright banners waving high.
->See how the world marks the manner of your bearing!
->Pledge to excel through love and unity.
->Pressing onward, march together
->to a common loftier goal;
->Steady sunward, tho' the weather
->hide the wide and treacherous shoal.
->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland,
->'Til the road you've trod lead unto your God,
->March on, Bahamaland!
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* Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
** Monarch: Elizabeth II
** Governor-General: Sir Cornelius A. Smith
** Prime Minister: Hubert Minnis
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->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland;
->March on to glory, your bright banners waving high.
->See how the world marks the manner of your bearing!
->Pledge to excel through love and unity.
->Pressing onward, march together
->to a common loftier goal;
->Steady sunward, tho' the weather
->hide the wide and treacherous shoal.
->Lift up your head to the rising sun, Bahamaland,
->'Til the road you've trod lead unto your God,
->March on, Bahamaland!
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* Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
** Monarch: Elizabeth II
** Governor-General: Sir Cornelius A. Smith
** Prime Minister: Hubert Minnis
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* '''Capital and largest city:''' Nassau
* '''Population:''' 385,637 (177th)
* '''Area:''' 13,878 sq km (5,358 sq mi) (155th)
* '''Currency''': Bahamian dollar ($) (BSD)
* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' BS
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Officially known as the '''Commonwealth of The Bahamas'', The Bahamas is an archipelago east of the United States of America that achieved independence from Britain in 1973, whose gorgeous weather and beaches make it a popular resort for tourism as well as an idyllic location for films like the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series (though the majority of said films were shot in UsefulNotes/SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines), Film/JamesBond (''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''), ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'', ''Why Did I Get Married 2'' and ''[[Film/JackFrost1997 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman]]''.
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Officially known as the '''Commonwealth of The Bahamas'', Bahamas''', The Bahamas is an archipelago east of the United States of America that achieved independence from Britain in 1973, whose gorgeous weather and beaches make it a popular resort for tourism as well as an idyllic location for films like the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series (though the majority of said films were shot in UsefulNotes/SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines), Film/JamesBond (''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''), ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'', ''Why Did I Get Married 2'' and ''[[Film/JackFrost1997 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman]]''.
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The Bahamas is the most affluent country in the world with a predominantly-African population. It's also where Columbus set foot down for the first time.
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An archipelago east of the United States of America that achieved independence from Britain in 1973, whose gorgeous weather and beaches makes make it a popular resort for tourism, tourism as well as the occasional film an idyllic location for films like the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series (though the majority of said films were shot in UsefulNotes/SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines), ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'', Film/JamesBond (''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''), ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'' and ''Why Did I Get Married 2''.
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On that note, the reaction of educated Bahamians to people equating The Bahamas with the Caribbean in general is to [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore immediately label the offending party as an “ignorant foreigner”]].
