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12 Fun Facts About the Bahamas (Kid-Friendly!)
  • The Bahamas is next-door to Florida. ...
  • The Bahamas is home to the planet's third largest great barrier reef. ...
  • There's a scientific reason for the Bahamas' clear, turquoise water. ...
  • There are more than 700 islands in the Bahamas. ...
  • It is a popular Hollywood film site.




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12 Fun Facts About the Bahamas (Kid-Friendly!)
  • The Bahamas is next-door to Florida. ...
  • The Bahamas is home to the planet's third largest great barrier reef. ...
  • There's a scientific reason for the Bahamas' clear, turquoise water. ...
  • There are more than 700 islands in the Bahamas. ...
  • It is a popular Hollywood film site.


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The Bahamas is a high-income developed country with a GDP per capita of over USD 30,762 (2017) that conducts more than 85 percent of its international trade with the United States.

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Bahamas facts
  • OFFICIAL NAME: Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
  • FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional parliamentary democracy.
  • CAPITAL: Nassau.
  • POPULATION: 374,000.
  • OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, Creole.
  • MONEY: Bahamian dollar.
  • AREA: 13,939 square kilometers.


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In case you're wondering: yes, it has snowed in the Bahamas (in 1977 only); in the Caribbean (most recently in March 2016 on the island of Guadeloupe), and in the Sahara Desert (most recently in January 2022).

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The Bahamas boasts the third largest barrier reef on the planet. Stretching more than 190 miles in length, the Andros Barrier Reef in The Bahamas is one of the biggest barrier reefs in the world – and the third largest living organism on the planet!

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The legal drinking age in The Bahamas is 18. Drug Laws -- Importing, possessing, or dealing unlawful drugs, including marijuana, is a serious offense in The Bahamas, with heavy penalties.

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Everyone entering The Bahamas requires a valid passport.

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If traveling by air to the Bahamas, all children and adults are required to present a valid passport book. But some people ask, “What ID do kids need to fly?” There is no need for an ID when you have a birth certificate or valid passport for the Bahamas.

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The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population.

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