Church affairs make headline news, while major international events are relegated to the inside pages. The country claims the greatest number of churches per capita in the world. English, the official language and that of business and daily life, is spoken by everyone but a handful of Haitian immigrants, who speak their own Creole. Most black Bahamians speak both standard English and patois. While The Bahamas has yet to produce a writer of world renown and its visual arts scene has been slow to take shape, the islands have a vibrant musical culture.
Bahamian kids play basketball with a passion.
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