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The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.

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The Bahamas

Country in North America

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country located within the Lucayan Archipelago. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic…
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Commonwealth of Nations

Political association which developed from the British Empire

The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed. They are connected through…
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