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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsstupid question here: who does the bahamas belong to?
I know at one time they were under British rule.
Is that still the case?
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stupid question here: who does the bahamas belong to? (Original Post)
CatWoman
Sep 2019
OP
Since 1973 they are a "commonwealth realm" with Queen Elizabeth II as their Head of State...
PoliticAverse
Sep 2019
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)1. Nobody, they are their own country.
I think they are still part of the British Commonwealth.
brooklynite
(94,302 posts)2. Independent, but part of the British Commonwealth
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)3. They clearly need a lot of assistance.
Baitball Blogger
(46,676 posts)4. Abacos was settled by Tories that left the American colonies.
Niagara
(7,547 posts)5. Independent
They got their independence from United Kingdom in 1973.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)6. Since 1973 they are a "commonwealth realm" with Queen Elizabeth II as their Head of State...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)7. They've been an independent country for some time now.
However, I suspect the Commonwealth (which they are a part of) will be very quick to offer substantial aid. Lucky them. Unlike Puerto Rico which has the misfortune to belong to the United States.