1. The Bahamas Researched via: http://wikipedia.org http://wikipedia.org Student Name: Ababacar Sonko & Nathalie Gresseau Date: 6/8/10

2. Where is Bahamas located? The closest island to the United States is Bimini, which is also known as the gateway to The Bahamas. The island of Abaco is to the east of Grand Bahama. The southeastern most island is Inagua. The largest island is Andros Island. Other inhabited islands include Eleuthera, Cat Island, Long Island, San Salvador Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Exuma and Mayaguana. Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas, lies on the island of New Providence.

3. Flag, Motto, Anthem: Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together" Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland“ Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"

4. History: The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, PC, KCMG, OM, JP (22 March 1930 – 26 August 2000), is generally regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and then to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1969 to 1992. He was leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) from 1965 to 1997 when he resigned from public life. He was also a member of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council. He was knighted by the Queen in 1983.

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. 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. Famous people/role model: Hubert Alexander Ingraham (born 1947) is the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. He first served as Prime Minister from 1992 until 2002 and became Prime Minister again in 2007. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party (FNM). The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham now heads the FNM as Party Leader and is a Member of Parliament for the North Abaco constituency; he also served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly from 2005 to 2007.

7. What do you like the most about Bahamas? The yellow elder was chosen as the national flower of the Bahamas because it is native to the Bahama Islands, and it blooms throughout the year. Selection of the yellow elder over many other flowers was made through the combined popular vote of members of all four of New Providence's garden clubs of the 1970s – the Nassau Garden Club, the Carver Garden Club, the International Garden Club, and the YWCA Garden Club.