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Almost 1.3 billion is spent annually by 3.2 million visitors.  This money supports basically half of the labour force and outcome 70% of the government tax revenue. Tourism is  a mainstay in the economy approaching 40% to the country's total domestic product.

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Their money is green. They have both genders on their dollars. A complete bahamian dollar is 83 cents and an American is 1.00.

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One of the Bahamian artists, Brent Malone, Received a distinction for “A” level art. He Studied at Don Russell's of FIne Arts and was a beginner at Chelsea Pottery He has many art galleries such as the Bahamian Pottery gallery.

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Plays are performed for tourists. Concerts range from pop, rock, reggae, to jazz, blues and gospel. Bahamians inform ‘’old stories’’, also graphic arts such as painting. Written works include historical novels and poetry.

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The literacy rate is about 90 percent. Public education is free through local elementary schools and secondary schools. The college of the Bahamas in Nassau, provides high education.

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Girls tend for younger siblings, play with dolls, shop, and do household chores. Boys work with their Dads and are often free to play. Boys are also taught to be fun-loving and separate while girls are taught to be responsible and to remain under close family inspection

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80 percent of the population in The Bahamas is protestant, 20 percent is Catholic Roman.

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Participants wear decorative, colorful costumes made out of, cardboard,  crepe paper, beads, feathers, sequins and plastic jewels. The style of the music is called goombay. It combines brass instruments,  goatskin drums, cowbells, gourds, conches, and whistles! At the end, prizes are given out for the best dancing, costumes, and music.

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The festival of Junkanoo was created by slaves to celebrate the new year. This festival takes place on December 26.

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Throughout the American Civil War (1861-1865),  Bahamas were successful in becoming a base for ships smashing the union blockade of Confederate ports.

After the war, The Bahamas went through a period of economic drop. This lasted until 1900, when tourists started visiting the Bahamas.

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Lucayo Indians lived in what is now called the Bahamas before europeans arrived. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in San Salvador Island and thought it was Spain. The Spanish enslaved the Lucayo Indians and took the majority of them to work in gold mines on islands near Cuba and Hispaniola.

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The Bahamian dollar is Equal to the US dollar so it’s useful for tourists to buy things.

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Most Bahamians work in hotels or other businesses related to tourism. Little Bahamian workers farm. They grow food such as bananas, citrus fruits, sugar cane, tomatoes and more vegetables. They raise chicken for other foods like meat and eggs. Fisherman usually fish for crawfish and other seafood useful for export.

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The Bahamas laws are very interesting. In the Bahamas,  you have to drive on the left side of the road. you need to bring a permit if you want to take your pet to the Bahamas.

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The Bahamas government is a constitutional monarchy. The Governor general represents the queen in the Bahamas. They have a house of assembly. Assembly members serve or work for 5 year terms. The Prime minister is chosen by the majority party in the Assembly. Senators are appointed by the governor general.