{"title":"Bahama's","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Bahama's\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"rt-commentedText nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\" lang=\"en-fonipa\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\"\u003e\/\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'b' in 'buy'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ə\/: 'a' in 'about'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eə\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'h' in 'hi'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ɑː\/: 'a' in 'father'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eɑː\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'m' in 'my'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003em\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ə\/: 'a' in 'about'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eə\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'z' in 'zoom'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"unicode haudio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Bahamas.ogg\" title=\"About this sound\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Bahamas.ogg\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/17px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/22px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 2x\" data-file-width=\"20\" data-file-height=\"20\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/72\/En-us-Bahamas.ogg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"En-us-Bahamas.ogg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/72\/En-us-Bahamas.ogg\"\u003eluister\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), officieel het\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGemenebest van de Bahama's\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-12\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis een\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_country\" title=\"Island country\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_country\"\u003eeilandstaat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebinnen de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_Archipelago\" title=\"Lucayan Archipelago\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_Archipelago\"\u003eLucayaanse Archipel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evan de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Indies\" title=\"West Indies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Indies\"\u003eWest-Indië\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Ocean\" title=\"Atlantic Ocean\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Ocean\"\u003eNoord-Atlantische Oceaan\u003c\/a\u003e. Het beslaat 97% van het landoppervlak van de Lucayaanse Archipel en herbergt 88% van de bevolking van de archipel. De\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archipelagic_state\" title=\"Archipelagic state\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archipelagic_state\"\u003eeilandstaat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestaat uit meer dan 3.000\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island\" title=\"Island\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island\"\u003eeilanden\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cay\" title=\"Cay\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cay\"\u003erotsen\u003c\/a\u003e en\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islet\" title=\"Islet\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islet\"\u003eeilandjes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein de Atlantische Oceaan, en ligt ten noorden van\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" title=\"Cuba\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\"\u003eCuba\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003een ten noordwesten van het eiland\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\" title=\"Hispaniola\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\"\u003eHispaniola\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(verdeeld over de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" title=\"Dominican Republic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\"\u003eDominicaanse Republiek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003een\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" title=\"Haiti\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\"\u003eHaïti\u003c\/a\u003e) en de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands\" title=\"Turks and Caicos Islands\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands\"\u003eTurks- en Caicoseilanden\u003c\/a\u003e, ten zuidoosten van de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._state\" title=\"U.S. state\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._state\"\u003eAmerikaanse staat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" title=\"Florida\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\"\u003eFlorida\u003c\/a\u003e, en ten oosten van de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida_Keys\" title=\"Florida Keys\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida_Keys\"\u003eFlorida Keys\u003c\/a\u003e. De hoofdstad is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau,_Bahamas\" title=\"Nassau, Bahamas\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau,_Bahamas\"\u003eNassau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eop het eiland\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Providence\" title=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Providence\"\u003eNew Providence\u003c\/a\u003e. De\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force\" title=\"Royal Bahamas Defence Force\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force\"\u003eRoyal Bahamas Defence Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeschrijft het grondgebied van de Bahama's als 470.000 km\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(180.000 vierkante mijl) oceaanoppervlak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Bahama-eilanden werden gedurende vele eeuwen bewoond door de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_people\" title=\"Lucayan people\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_people\"\u003eLucayans\u003c\/a\u003e, een tak van de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawakan\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Arawakan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawakan\"\u003eArawak-\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taino_language\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Taino language\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taino_language\"\u003esprekende\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno\" title=\"Taíno\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno\"\u003eTaíno\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_–_The_Bahamas_13-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\" title=\"Christopher Columbus\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\"\u003eChristoffel Columbus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas de eerste Europeaan die de eilanden zag, en zette in 1492 voor het eerst voet aan wal in de \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_World\" title=\"New World\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_World\"\u003eNieuwe Wereld\u003c\/a\u003e\" toen hij landde op het eiland\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Salvador_Island\" title=\"San Salvador Island\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Salvador_Island\"\u003eSan Salvador\u003c\/a\u003e. Later verscheepten de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" title=\"Spain\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\"\u003eSpanjaarden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ede inheemse Lucayans naar en hielden hen als slaaf op\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\" title=\"Hispaniola\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\"\u003eHispaniola\u003c\/a\u003e, waarna de Bahama-eilanden van 1513 tot 1648 grotendeels verlaten waren, waarbij bijna alle\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_people\" title=\"Lucayan people\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucayan_people\"\u003einheemse Bahamianen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egedwongen waren verwijderd voor slavernij of waren gestorven aan ziekten die Europeanen naar de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Bahamas\" title=\"History of the Bahamas\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Bahamas\"\u003eeilanden\u003c\/a\u003e brachten. In 1649,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-History_of_The_Bahamas_14-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-History_of_The_Bahamas-14\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-History_of_The_Bahamas-14\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evestigden\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_England\" title=\"Kingdom of England\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_England\"\u003eEngelse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekolonisten uit\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bermuda\" title=\"Bermuda\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bermuda\"\u003eBermuda\u003c\/a\u003e, bekend als de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleutheran_Adventurers\" title=\"Eleutheran Adventurers\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleutheran_Adventurers\"\u003eEleutheran Adventurers\u003c\/a\u003e, zich op het eiland\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleuthera\" title=\"Eleuthera\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleuthera\"\u003eEleuthera\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Bahama's werden een\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain\" title=\"Kingdom of Great Britain\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain\"\u003eBritse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crown_colony\" title=\"Crown colony\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crown_colony\"\u003ekroonkolonie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1718, toen de Britten het hard aanpakten met de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piracy\" title=\"Piracy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piracy\"\u003epiraterij\u003c\/a\u003e. Na de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\" title=\"American Revolutionary War\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\"\u003eAmerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog\u003c\/a\u003e, hervestigde de Kroon duizenden\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Loyalists\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"American Loyalists\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Loyalists\"\u003eAmerikaanse Loyalisten\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eop de Bahama's; zij namen tot slaaf gemaakte mensen mee en vestigden\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation\" title=\"Plantation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation\"\u003eplantages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eop toegekende gronden. Tot slaaf gemaakte Afrikanen en hun nakomelingen vormden vanaf deze periode de meerderheid van de bevolking. De slavenhandel werd door de Britten afgeschaft in 1807;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_the_Bahamas\" title=\"Slavery in the Bahamas\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_the_Bahamas\"\u003eslavernij op de Bahama's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewerd afgeschaft in 1834. Vervolgens werden de Bahama's een toevluchtsoord voor bevrijde Afrikaanse slaven. Afrikanen die waren bevrijd van illegale slavenschepen werden door de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\" title=\"Royal Navy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\"\u003eRoyal Navy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eop de eilanden hervestigd, terwijl sommige\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_North_America\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Slavery in North America\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_North_America\"\u003eNoord-Amerikaanse slaven\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003een\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seminole\" title=\"Seminole\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seminole\"\u003eSeminolen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evan Florida naar de Bahama's ontsnapten. Bahamianen stonden er zelfs om bekend de vrijheid te erkennen van tot slaaf gemaakte mensen die met schepen van andere naties de Bahama's bereikten. Tegenwoordig vormen zwarte Bahamianen 90% van de bevolking van 400.516.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_–_The_Bahamas_13-1\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHet land verwierf in 1973 de bestuurlijke onafhankelijkheid, onder leiding van\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lynden_Pindling\" title=\"Lynden Pindling\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lynden_Pindling\"\u003eSir Lynden O. Pindling\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_III\" title=\"Charles III\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_III\"\u003eCharles III\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis momenteel\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy_of_the_Bahamas\" title=\"Monarchy of the Bahamas\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy_of_the_Bahamas\"\u003ehaar monarch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_–_The_Bahamas_13-2\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_%E2%80%93_The_Bahamas-13\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWat betreft\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gross_domestic_product\" title=\"Gross domestic product\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gross_domestic_product\"\u003ebruto binnenlands product\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eper hoofd van de bevolking, zijn de Bahama's een van de rijkste landen in de\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Americas\" title=\"Americas\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Americas\"\u003eAmerika's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(na de Verenigde Staten en Canada), met een economie die gebaseerd is op toerisme en offshore-financiering.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-ReferenceA_15-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-ReferenceA-15\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas#cite_note-ReferenceA-15\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBron: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bahamas \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"s22-g06-0030-coins-of-all-nations-25-cent-1979-km63-1-bahamas","title":"S22-G06-0030 Munten van Alle Naties 25 Cent 1979 KM63.1 Bahama's","description":"\u003cp\u003eS22-G06-0030 Munten van Alle Naties 25 Cent 1979 KM63.1 Bahama's\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collect and More","offers":[{"title":"Default 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