I-Bahamas, igama elipheleleyo le-Bahamas, ligubungela indawo ye-13,939 yeekhilomitha ezizikwere. Ifumaneka kwiBahamas, eyona ndawo isemantla eWest Indies. Ngokuchasene nonxweme olusempuma mpuma eFlorida, kwicala elingasemantla eCuba. Iqulethwe ngaphezulu kwe-700 yeziqithi ezinkulu nezincinci kunye nangaphezulu kwama-2,400 amatye kunye nezixhobo zekorale. Amachwebakazi aqala kumantla ntshona mpuma, i-1220 yeekhilomitha ubude kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-96 ububanzi. Ziziqithi ezikhulu ezingama-29 kuphela ezinabemi. Uninzi lweziqithi ziphantsi kwaye licaba, elinokuphakama okuphezulu kweemitha ezingama-63 kwaye akukho milambo. Ezona ziqithi ziphambili yiGrand Bahama, iAndros, iLyusella kunye neNew Providence.Zi-29 kuphela iziqithi ezikhulu ezinabemi. I-Tropic yeCancer iqhubekeka kumbindi weziqithi kwaye imozulu ithambile.

I-Bahamas kudala ihlala amaIndiya. Ngo-Okthobha u-1492, uColumbus wafika kwiSiqithi saseSan Salvador (kwisiQithi saseWatlin) kumbindi weBahamas kuhambo lwakhe lokuqala ukuya eMelika. Abaphambukeli bokuqala baseYurophu bafika apha ngo-1647. Ngo-1649, iRhuluneli yase-Bhruda yase-Bhruda yakhokela iqela lase-Bhritane ukuba lihlale kwezi ziqithi. Kwi-1717 i-Bhritane ibhengeze i-Bahamas njenge koloni. Ngo-1783 i-Bhritane ne-Spain batyikitya iSivumelwano sase-Versailles, esasingqinisiswe ngokusemthethweni njengobumnini be-Bhritane. Ukuzimela kwangaphakathi kwamiliselwa ngoJanuwari 1964. Ibhengeze inkululeko ngo-Julayi 10, 1973 kwaye yaba lilungu le-Commonwealth.

Iflegi yesizwe: Ngxande ethe tyaba enomlinganiso wobude kububanzi be-2: 1. Umphezulu weflegi wenziwe mnyama, luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kunye notyheli. Icala leflagpole ngunxantathu omnyama olinganayo; icala lasekunene linemivalo emithathu ebanzi efanayo, umphezulu kunye ezantsi ziluhlaza, kwaye phakathi tyheli. Unxantathu omnyama uphawula umanyano lwabantu baseBahamas ukuphuhlisa nokusebenzisa umhlaba kunye nezixhobo zolwandle zelizwe lesiqithi; luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ufuzisela ulwandle olujikeleze ilizwe lesiqithi; tyheli ifanekisela iilwandle ezintle zelizwe lesiqithi.

I-Bahamas inabantu abangama-327,000 (2006), apho i-85% ingabantu abamnyama, kwaye abanye bayinzala yabamhlophe baseYurophu nabaseMelika kunye neentlanga ezincinci. Ulwimi lwaseburhulumenteni sisiNgesi. Uninzi lwabahlali luyakholelwa kubuKrestu.

I-Bahamas ityebile kwimithombo yokuloba, kwaye iBahamas yenye yezona ndawo zibalulekileyo zokuloba kwihlabathi. Izona zivuno ziphambili ziiswiti, iitumato, iibhanana, umbona, iipayinapile kunye neembotyi. Amashishini abandakanya ukuveliswa kwamaphenyane, isamente, ukulungiswa kokutya, ukwenziwa kwewayini, kunye nemizi-mveliso yamayeza. IBahamas lelinye lawona mazwe atyebileyo kwiCaribbean, kwaye ukhenketho lukwindawo ekhokelayo kuqoqosho lwesizwe.

INassau: INassau, ikomkhulu laseBahamas, ibekwe kunxweme olusentla lwesiqithi saseNew Providence, kuphela ziikhilomitha ezingama-290 ukusuka eMiami eUnited States. I-Nassau inemozulu yetropiki Ehlotyeni, ilawulwa ngumoya wasempuma-mpuma, ngamaqondo obushushu aphakathi kwe-30 ℃; ebusika, ichaphazeleka ngumoya osempuma kunye nobushushu obumalunga ne-20 ℃. Imozulu ipholile ukusuka kuJanuwari ukuya kuMatshi, kufudumele kancinci ukusukela ngoJuni ukuya kuSeptemba, kunye nexesha lemvula ukusukela ngoMeyi ukuya kuDisemba.IiBahamas yindawo apho kufuneka kudlule iinkanyamba, ngenxa yoko iNassau ihlala isoyikiswa ziinkanyamba ukusuka ngoJulayi ukuya ku-Okthobha unyaka nonyaka. INassau yayiyindawo yokuhlala yaseBritane kwii-1630s kwaye yaphuhliswa yayidolophu enkulu ngo-1660, eyayibizwa ngokuba yi "Charlestown". Ebizwa emva kweNassau, iNkosana yaseNgilani ngo-1690. Isixeko sasekwa ngokusesikweni ngo-1729, kwaye igama elithi "Nassau" lisasetyenziswa nanamhlanje.

I-Nassau liziko lenkcubeko kunye nemfundo laseBahamas.Kukho iYunivesithi yaseBahamas esekwe kwi-1974. Ukongeza, iNassau ineKholeji yaseQueens, iKholeji yaseSt Augustine, iKholeji yaseSt.

I-Nassau ineendawo ezininzi zembali kunye neendawo zokubona indawo, ezinjengeNdlu yeRhuluneli ebekwe eFitzwilliam Hill emazantsi esixeko. Kukho umfanekiso oqingqiweyo omkhulu kaColumbus phambi kwebhotwe lokukhumbula umatiloshe omkhulu owaqala ukukhwela iBahamas; IRosen Square embindini, apho ipalamente, iinkundla, kunye noorhulumente kugxilwe khona; iBlack Beard Tower yayiyeyona nqaba yayisetyenziswa ngabaphangi ngaphambili; kukho inqaba yamanzi eemitha ezingama-38 ukuphakama eBennett Hill emazantsi esixeko, ejonge eNassau. Isixeko kunye nesiQithi se-New Providence sonke; entshona yezibuko kukho iCharlotte Fortress, eyayixhathisa abaphangi; kukho ne "sea park" empuma yeNassau, apho iindwendwe zingathatha isikhephe seglasi ukonwabela ubuhle baphantsi kwamanzi.