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Nassau

Harbor at Nassau

Map of the Bahamas show Nassau
Country
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Island
New Providence
Rebuilt/Renamed
1695
Population (2000)
- Total
210,832
- Metro Density
2,639.2/sq mi (1,019/km²)
For other uses of "Nassau", see Nassau (disambiguation).
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 210,832 (2000 census), nearly 70 percent of the entire population of the Bahamas (303,611). Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for the Bahamas, is located about 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Nassau city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of the national government.
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