The Bahamas is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago, consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Bahamas is the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World in 1492. At that time, the islands were inhabited by the Lucayan, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people.
The Bahamas became a British Crown colony in 1718, when the British clamped down on piracy. After the American War of Independence, the Crown resettled thousands of American Loyalists in the Bahamas; they brought their slaves with them and established plantations on land grants.
The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973, retaining the British monarch, then and currently Queen Elizabeth II, as its head of state.
The Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas, following the United States and Canada.
Tourism accounts for over 60% of the Bahamian GDP, it also provides jobs for more than half the country's workforce. More than 70% of tourists are cruise visitors.
The next most important economic sector is banking and international financial services, accounting for some 15% of GDP. The economy has a very competitive tax regime. There is no income tax, corporate tax, capital gains tax, or wealth tax.
Atlantis Paradise Island is an ocean-themed resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The resort features a variety of accommodations built around Aquaventure, a 141-acre waterscape, which includes fresh and saltwater lagoons, pools, marine habitats, and water slides and river rides.
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