Inglês - bahamas

BAHAMAS * The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a country consisting of more than 3,000 islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, north of Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. * The Bahamas became a Crown Colony in 1718 when the British clamped down on piracy. After the American War of Independence, thousands of American Loyalists and enslaved Africans moved to the Bahamas and set up a plantation economy. The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807 and many Africans liberated from slave ships by the Royal Navy were settled in the Bahamas during the 19th century. Slavery itself was abolished in 1834 and the descendants form the majority of the Bahamas' population today. * In terms of GDP per capita (in Portuguese, Pib per capita), the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada). * Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence.

NATIONAL FLAG
The colours embodied in the design of the Bahamian flag symbolise the image and aspirations of the people of The Bahamas; the design reflects aspects of the natural environment (sun, sand, and sea) and the economic and social development.
Black, a strong colour, represents the vigour and force of a united people, the triangle pointing towards the body of the flag represents the enterprise and determination of The Bahamian people to develop and possess the rich resources of sun and sea symbolized by gold and aquamarine