PROFILE Geography Area: 13,939 sq. km. (5,382 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Cities: Capital–Nassau, New Providence. Second-largest city–Freeport, Grand Bahama. Terrain: Low and flat. Climate: Semitropical. People Nationality: Noun and adjective–Bahamian(s). Population (2010 unofficial est.): 353,658 including an estimated 30,000-60,000 undocumented Haitians. Annual population growth rate (2010 est.): 1.24%. Ethnic [...]

The islands of The Bahamas have been inhabited at one time or another for over 1,000 years! From around 900-1500 AD the Lucayan people, who were a branch of the Tainos, settled here. They were a passive people who had developed valid political, social and religious systems. Unfortunately, like in many other parts of the [...]