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Let's learn a little about the country of The Bahamas!
This country is in the Caribbean Sea, south east of the state of Florida.
It is made up of about 700 islands, and about 3,800 square miles of land.
About 385,000 people live there, and the people speak English.
(from: wikipedia - the bahamas)
The flag of The Bahamas has a black triangle on the left, and then three sideways stripes of blue, yellow and blue.
Blue is for the water around the country, yellow is for the sunshine, and black is for strength.
(from: wikipedia - flag of the bahamas)
To eat in this country you might have conch chowder which is soup made from the animal called a conch that lives in a shell.
(from: wikipedia - conch soup)
Visiting this country you might go see Blue Lagoon Island
This is a small island that was used for many different things through the years like a zoo, or a place for pirates to stop and rest, or a place for soldiers during world war 2 to practice swimming.
(from: wikipedia - blue lagoon island)
In the Bahamas there is a lighthouse called Great Isaac Lighthouse built in 1859, that is about 151 feet tall.
In 1969 the people who were supposed to be working at the lighthouse disappeared, and some people believe it was part of the Bermuda Triangle where people disappear for no reason.
(from: wikipedia - great isaac lighthouse)
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