Perfect Homes Magazine - Issue 12 | Page 308

700 Islands The Bahamas Foreign demand is coming back, as investor confidence rise T he Bahamas extends 760 miles from the coast of Florida on the northwest almost to Haiti on the southeast, it consists of 700 islands, of which only 30 are inhabited. The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973, retaining Queen Elizabeth’s II as its monarch, although predominating an American nation. In terms of gross domestic product per capital, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada), with its economy based on tourism and finance. 308 THE ESSENTIAL COSTA DEL SOL WEBSITE - www.simplymedia-group.com