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Fast Facts: Nassau |
Nassau is the capital, largest city and the commercial center of the Bahamas, a country of over 700 islands in the Atlantic Ocean just east of Florida. Nassau is located on New Providence Island, and, along with the casino and resort-focused Paradise Island, hosts a population of is just over 210,000 people.
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The mainstay of the economy of Nassau is tourism (60% of GDP), and to a lesser extent, financial services (15%). Nassau is the largest cruise port in the Bahamas, attracting over 3 million cruise passengers each year. Measured by GDP per capita, the Bahamas is the third richest country in the Americas, after the US and Canada.
Nassau has a tropical marine climate, with year-round daytime temperatures ranging from the low to high 80s F. The dry season begins in November and lasts through May while the rainy season commences in June and extends through October, with the heaviest rains taking place from June through August.
Sand Trap Drain
When you're visiting Nassau, it's important to get into the spirit of the place. Bahamian food can be very interesting, there are some beautiful reefs to explore, and to an extent, like Las Vegas, what happens in Nassau stays in Nassau. After all, you'll more than likely be heading out to an Out Island in short order, so enjoy the place for what it is.
- For the Sand Trap, the statement described the establishment as the “launching point” for jet ski operators, a group the Embassy has repeatedly taken issue with in recent years. It claims that operators are “minimally regulated by government and also associated with criminal activity such as assault”.
- Government personnel are not permitted to visit the Sand Trap area in Nassau. They're also barred from using jet-ski rentals on New Providence and Paradise Islands. Fifteen other countries have the.
- Here's the scoop on the Sand Trap - There is no such area. There was a bar called the Sand Trap a few years back that was popular with locals and US Embassy personnel. Back in 2014, a fight broke out - no one killed or badly injured, just a US Embassy employee beaten up. The bar closed (mostly for financial reasons) not long after.
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New Providence Island, principal island of The Bahamas, West Indies. It is located between Andros Island (west) and Eleuthera Island (east). The island has a length of 21 miles (34 km) and a width of 7 miles (11 km) and is mostly flat, with swamps and several shallow lakes.