IBahamas, igama eligcwele lamaBahamas, ifaka indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele ayi-13,939. Kutholakala eBahamas, ingxenye esenyakatho kakhulu yeWest Indies. Ngokuphikisana nogu oluseningizimu-mpumalanga yeFlorida, ohlangothini olusenyakatho neCuba. Iqukethe iziqhingi ezingaphezu kwezingu-700 ezinkulu nezincane kanye namatshe angaphezu kuka-2 400 namatshe e-coral. Lesi siqhingi sisuka enyakatho-ntshonalanga siye eningizimu-mpumalanga, amakhilomitha ayi-1220 ubude namakhilomitha angama-96 ububanzi. Iziqhingi ezinkulu ezingama-29 kuphela ezinabantu. Iningi leziqhingi liphansi futhi liyisicaba, elinokuphakama okuphezulu kwamamitha angama-63 futhi akukho mfula. Iziqhingi eziyinhloko yiGrand Bahama, i-Andros, iLucera neNew Providence.Iziqhingi ezinkulu ezingama-29 kuphela ezinabantu. ITropic of Cancer idabula ingxenye emaphakathi yalesi siqhingi futhi isimo sezulu simnene.

IBahamas kudala yahlala amaNdiya. Ngo-Okthoba 1492, uColumbus wafika eSan Salvador Island (iWatlin Island) enkabeni yeBahamas phakathi nohambo lwakhe lokuqala oluya eMelika. Abokufika bokuqala baseYurophu bafika lapha ngo-1647. Ngo-1649, uMbusi waseBrithani waseBermuda wahola iqembu laseBrithani ukuba lingene eziqhingini. Ngo-1717 iBrithani yamemezela iBahamas njengekoloni. Ngo-1783, iBrithani neSpain basayina iSivumelwano SaseVersailles, esaqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni njengobunikazi baseBrithani. Ukuzimela kwangaphakathi kwaqalwa ngoJanuwari 1964. Imemezele inkululeko ngoJulayi 10, 1973 futhi yaba yilungu leCommonwealth.

Ifulegi likazwelonke: Ngunxande ovundlile onesilinganiso sobude nobubanzi buka-2: 1. Ingaphezulu lefulegi lakhiwe ngomnyama, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokuphuzi. Uhlangothi lwe-flagpole lunxantathu omnyama olinganayo; uhlangothi olungakwesokudla yimigoqo ebanzi emithathu efanayo, phezulu nangaphansi kuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kuthi phakathi nendawo kuphuzi. Unxantathu omnyama ukhombisa ubumbano lwabantu baseBahamas ukuthuthukisa nokusebenzisa izinsiza zomhlaba nezasolwandle zalesi siqhingi; okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kufanekisela ulwandle oluzungeze izwe eliyisiqhingi; okuphuzi kufanekisela amabhishi amahle aleli lizwe asesiqhingini.

IBahamas inabantu abangama-327,000 (2006), abangama-85% abo kungabantu abamnyama, kanti abanye bayinzalo yabamhlophe baseYurophu nabaseMelika kanye nezinhlanga ezincane. Ulimi Olusemthethweni isiNgisi. Izakhamizi eziningi zikholelwa ebuKristwini.

IBahamas icebile ngezinsiza zokudoba, kanti iBahamas ingesinye sezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu zokudoba emhlabeni. Izilimo ezinkulu ngoshukela, utamatisi, ubhanana, ummbila, uphayinaphu nobhontshisi. Izimboni zifaka phakathi ukukhiqizwa kwezikebhe, usimende, ukucutshungulwa kokudla, ukwenziwa kwewayini, kanye nezimboni zemithi. IBahamas ingelinye lamazwe acebe kakhulu eCaribbean, kanti ezokuvakasha zisesikhundleni esiphambili emnothweni wezwe.

INassau: Inhlokodolobha yaseBahamas, iNassau (Nassau) itholakala ogwini olusenyakatho neNew Providence Island, kuphela amakhilomitha angama-290 ukusuka eMiami e-United States. INassau inesimo sezulu esishisayo. Ehlobo, ilawulwa umoya oseningizimu-mpumalanga, ngokushisa okuphakathi okungaba ngu-30 ℃; ebusika, kuthintwa umoya wasenyakatho-mpumalanga ngokushisa okuphakathi okungaba ngu-20 ℃. Isimo sezulu sipholile kusuka ngoJanuwari kuya kuMashi, kufudumele kancane kusuka ngoJuni kuya kuSepthemba, kanye nesikhathi semvula kusuka ngoMeyi kuya kuDisemba.I-Bahamas yindawo lapho izivunguvungu zasezindaweni ezishisayo kufanele zidlule khona, ngakho-ke iNassau ivame ukusongelwa yiziphepho kusuka ngoJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba unyaka nonyaka. INassau kwakuyindawo yokuhlala yaseBrithani ngawo-1630s futhi yathuthukiswa yaba idolobha elikhulu ngo-1660, ngaleso sikhathi elalibizwa ngokuthi "iCharlestown". Yaqanjwa ngoNassau, iNkosana yaseNgilandi ngo-1690. Idolobha lasungulwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-1729, kanti igama elithi "Nassau" lisasetshenziswa nanamuhla.

INassau iyisikhungo samasiko nezemfundo seBahamas.Kukhona iNyuvesi yaseBahamas eyasungulwa ngonyaka we-1974. INyuvesi yaseWest Indies edumile inomnyango wezobuciko lapha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNassau ineQueens College, iSt Augustine College, iSt John's College neSt Anne's College.

INassau inezindawo eziningi zomlando nezindawo zokubuka indawo, njengeNdlu Yombusi etholakala eFitzwilliam Hill eningizimu yedolobha. Kunesithombe esikhulu sikaColumbus phambi kwesigodlo ukukhumbula itilosi elikhulu elaqala ukugibela iBahamas; IRosen Square enkabeni, lapho kugxilwe khona iphalamende, izinkantolo kanye nohulumeni; iBlack Beard Tower kwake kwaba inqaba yokulinda esetshenziswa abaphangi ngaphambili; kunombhoshongo wamanzi wamamitha angama-38 eBennett Hill eningizimu yedolobha, obheke yonke iNassau Idolobha naso sonke isiqhingi saseNew Providence; entshonalanga yetheku kukhona iCharlotte Fortress, eyayiphikisana nezigelekeqe; kukhona ne "sea park" empumalanga yeNassau, lapho izivakashi zingathatha isikebhe sengilazi ukujabulela ubuhle baphansi kwamanzi.