1. By Evan Carney and Christian Hager

2. 95% literacy rate
Life expectancy is 75 years
The population below the poverty line is 9.3%
The unemployment rate is 7.6%
Only 40% of Bahamas citizens have
healthcare.

3. They make a lot of money from tourism and
also exporting oils, fruits, fish
Resources they use are
In 1998 Bahamas got one billion dollars from
tourist

4. The three types of music in the Bahamas
are Calypso, Soca, and Junkanoo.
Several famous American musicians used
calypso style music.

5. In the Bahamas they eat boiled fish, stew,
chowder, fruits, crabs, seafoods, and
macaroni.
Conch chowder and pea soup is a popular
dish.

6. They speak English but use a lot of different
words from the Creole dialect
confuddle up: to get confused
spirit agree: to get along well with someone
leg short: arrived too late

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