1. The Coat of Arms for the Bahamas features a flamingo.
2. The capital is Nassau. Nassau had a population of 260,000 people in 2008, close to 80% of the entire population.
3. Nassau was originally names Charles Towne. In 1695, over a decade after the Spanish burned it down in 1684, it was renamed Nassau in honor of King William III of England, after the House of Orange-Nassau.
4. The Prime Minister is Huber Ingraham.
5. Baptist Christianity is the most widely practiced religion, making up 32% of the population. It is followed by Anglican Christianitywith 20% of the population and then by Roman Catholicism with 19% of the population.
6. English is the official language of the Bahamas.
7. There are 29 islands in the Bahamas, 661 cays, and 2,387 rocks (islets).
8. The flag has 3 colors: Yellow, black and aquamarine.
9. The Bahamas gained full independence on 10 July, 1973.
10. There was a population of 254,685 people in 1990. There was a population of 330,549 people in 2007.
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