Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelagic country consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence.

The Bahama islands were inhabited by the Arawak and Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taíno, for many centuries. The Bahamas became a British crown colony in 1718 until 1973 when it gained independence.

Languages

The official language is English, but the vernacular language is Bahamian Creole.

Culture

Black-Bahamians make up 90% of the population of around 400,000. The country's economy is based on tourism and offshore finance.

Magical Culture

A form of African-based folk magic is practised by some Bahamians, mainly in the Family Islands (out-islands) of The Bahamas. The practice of obeah is against Muggle Law in The Bahamas.

Ministry of Magic

Unknown

Creatures

• Unknown

Quidditch

Unknown

At Absit Omen

• Arrow Thatcher travelled there in 2012[1]

Characters Born in The Bahamas

None.