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THERE ARE TWO major cities in the Bahamas: Nassau and Freeport.
Nassau, the nation’s capital, is located on New Providence Island. Home to
about 250,000 residents, it is the largest city in the Bahamas.
Nassau was once infamous for its resident pirates and privateers. Today,
though it is a world-recognized financial center, Nassau is also known as a
center for
money laundering
—the moving of cash through a series of trans-
actions designed to conceal the fact that it was made through illegal activities
such as drug trafficking.
Freeport, the second-largest city in the Bahamas, is located on Grand
Bahama Island. Among the city’s attractions is the Garden of Groves, which
features 5,000 plants and shrubs. Rand Memorial Nature Center is a great
Cities and Districts
(Opposite) The harbor at Hope Town,
on Elbow Cay. (Right) A small town
on Man o’ War Cay. Both are part of
the Abaco Islands group in the
Bahamas.
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