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The 1926 Nassau hurricane also known as the San Liborio hurricane or The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1926, in Puerto Rico, was a destructive Category 4 hurricane that affected the Bahamas at peak intensity.
Although it weakened considerably before its Florida landfall, it was one of the most severe storms to affect the Bahamian capital Nassau and the island of New Providence in several years until the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, which occurred just two years later.
The storm also delivered flooding rains and loss of crops to the southeastern United States and Florida.
Being a slightly mid-range Category 4, this hurricane peaked at about 967 mbars, making it the least intense Category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record, especially for wind speeds of 140 mph.

The Bahamian Parliament Building is the home of the Parliament of the Bahamas.
The building was constructed in 1815 and is located in the capital of Nassau.

BTC is the primary telecommunications provider for the Bahamas, headquartered in Nassau, New Providence.
It is partly government owned and offers telephone, internet and wireless services.

Cat Island is located in central Bahamas, and is one of its districts.
Cat Island also has the nation's highest point, Mount Alvernia.
It rises to 63 metres (207 ft) and is topped by a monastery called The Hermitage.
This assembly of buildings was erected by the Franciscan Brother Jerome.

The economy of the Bahamas is dependent upon tourism and offshore banking.
The Bahamas is the richest country in the West Indies and is ranked 14th in North America for nominal GDP.
It is a stable, developing nation in the Lucayan Archipelago, with a population of 391,232 (2016).
Steady growth in tourism receipts and a boom in construction of new hotels, resorts, and residences had led to solid GDP growth for many years.
The slowdown in the Economy of the United States and the September 11 attacks held back growth in these sectors from 2001 to 2003.

The effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas in 2019 were among the worst experienced for any natural disaster in the country.
Hurricane Dorian struck the Abaco Islands as a Category 5 hurricane on September 1, and a day later hit Grand Bahama Island at the same category.
The hurricane then stalled over Grand Bahama for another day, finally pulling away from the island on September 3.
Damage amounted to US$3.4 billion, and there were at least 74 deaths in the country.
Another 282 people were left missing after the hurricane.

The Bahamas has a strong bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom, represented by a High Commissioner in London.
The Bahamas also associates closely with other nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Fort Charlotte is a British-colonial era fort built on a hill overlooking the harbor of Nassau, The Bahamas.
The fort sits a short walk west of downtown Nassau and the cruise ship terminal.
The fort was constructed in the late 18th century by British colonial governor Lord Dunmore after the end of the American Revolutionary war.
The fort has never been used in battle.
It is one of several English forts that are still standing in Nassau.
These forts were to be used as battle stations, to attack the invading Spaniards.

The Bahamas are a group of about 700 islands and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited.
The largest of the islands is Andros Island, located north of Cuba and 200 kilometres southeast of Florida.
The Bimini islands are to its northwest.
To the North is the island of Grand Bahama, home to the second-largest city in the country, Freeport.
The island of Great Abaco is to its east.
In the far south is the island of Great Inagua, the second-largest island in the country.
Other notable islands include Eleuthera, Cat Island, San Salvador Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, and Mayaguana.
Nassau is the capital and largest city, located on New Providence.
The islands have a tropical savannah climate, moderated by the Gulf Stream.
The total size is 13,878 km2 (5,358 sq mi).
Due to the many widespread islands it has the 41st largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 654,715 km2 (252,787 sq mi).

Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas.
It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas.
As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for New Providence, 74.26% of the country's population.
Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country.
It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country.

Nassau is a town located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
It lies on the lower course of the Lahn River, on the mouth of the Mühlbach, between Limburg an der Lahn and the spa town of Bad Ems, and is located in the Nassau Nature Park, surrounded by the Westerwald to the north and the Taunus to the south.
The town is on the German-Dutch holiday road, the Orange Route.
As of 2021, it had a population of 4,592.

The Nassau Public Library and Museum, in Nassau, is the largest and oldest of five libraries in the Bahamas.
The library was founded in 1837, when the Bahamas Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge was combined with a reading society.
The Nassau Public Library was made official in 1847 with the passing of the Nassau Public Library Act.
Making it among the oldest Public Libraries in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

The Bahamas is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy headed by King Charles III in his role as King of the Bahamas.
The politics of The Bahamas takes place within a framework of parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as the Head of Government.
The Bahamas is an Independent Country and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
As a former British colony, its political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom.
King Charles III is the head of state, but executive power is exercised by the cabinet.
Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of parliament.
The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and jurisprudence is based on English common law.
The multi-party system is dominated by the Progressive Liberal Party and the Free National Movement.
The constitution protects freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association.

The Raid of Nassau was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War.
The raid, designed to resolve the issue of gunpowder shortages, resulted in the seizure of two forts and large quantities of military supplies before the raiders drew back to New England, where they fought an unsuccessful engagement with a British frigate.

This article talks about transportation in the Bahamas, a North American archipelagic state in the Atlantic Ocean.

The University of The Bahamas (UB) is the national public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with campuses throughout the archipelago.
The main campus is located in the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New Providence.