. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . ry Islands 4 215 Bimini 8 566 Cat Island 160 4,658 Eleuthera 164 8,733 Exuma and Cays 110 3,086 Grand Bahama 430 1,780 Inagua 530 1,453 Long Cay, iAcklins, and > 204 1,565 Crooked Island ) Long Island 130 3,562 Mayaguana 96 335 New Providence 85 12,534 Rum Cay 29 529 Ragged Island 5 348 Watlings Island 60 667 Total 4,500 55,000 Of the total population, about 80 per cent are ofAfrican negro descent; less than ten per cent arewhites, mostly of English
. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . ry Islands 4 215 Bimini 8 566 Cat Island 160 4,658 Eleuthera 164 8,733 Exuma and Cays 110 3,086 Grand Bahama 430 1,780 Inagua 530 1,453 Long Cay, iAcklins, and > 204 1,565 Crooked Island ) Long Island 130 3,562 Mayaguana 96 335 New Providence 85 12,534 Rum Cay 29 529 Ragged Island 5 348 Watlings Island 60 667 Total 4,500 55,000 Of the total population, about 80 per cent are ofAfrican negro descent; less than ten per cent arewhites, mostly of English and Scotch descent throughLoyalists from the American Colonies; and the restare coloured or mixed. Slavery was abolished, 1 Au-gust, 1834; the number of slaves was 10,086 andthe owners received compensation at the rate of£ per head. New Providence, on whichNassau, the capital, is situated, the only islandhaving a safe harbour, with eighteen feet of water,is the principal island. Owing to its salubriousclimate, Nassau is a favourite winter resort for Amer-ican tourists. The average temperature for thefour winter months is 71° Political Status and Exports.—Politically the Ba-hamas are a British Colony, being governed by aGovernor and an Council of eight members,a Legislative Council of nine members appointedby the Crown, and an elective legislative assemblyof twenty-nine members. The islands arc of coralformation, thus differing completely in their geo-logical structure from the other West India Islandsas well as from the adjacent mainland of and vegetation are sparse. The chief sponge, tortoise shell, ambergris, pink pearls,and shells gathered in the shallow waters of theBahama Banks. Sisal fibre, pine-apples, grape-fruit, oranges, and various other tropical fruits, BAHAMA 205 BAHAMA as well as precious woods, form the chief land prod-ucts of export. The large bulk of the trade, bothimport and export, is with the United States.
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