Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda… the names call forth images of white sandy beeches and warm green waters, but what exactly is the difference between these three nations?
Bahamas
north caribbean
independence from the United Kingdom 1973 (now a commonwealth realm)
population 330,549
currency Bahamian dollar (pegged to USD 1:1)
Barbados
south-east caribbean
independence from the United Kingdom 1966 (now a commonwealth realm)
population 279,000
currency Barbadian dollar
Bermuda
north east atlantic (east of the USA, north of the caribbean)
British Overseas Territory
population 66,163
currency Bermudian dollar
All were part of the British West Indies/British Caribbean/Anglophone Caribbean (the politically correct terms keep changing), so English is an official language, two are commonwealth realms, and one is still a British Overseas Territory. But even though information about the islands in English is easy to find it is still hard for our European minds to tell them apart. Perhaps a resident can shed some light on the differences for us.
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