A governor general represents her in the Bahamas. Voters elect members of the Assembly to five-year terms. The head of the party that holds the most seats in the Assembly serves as prime minister. Senators are appointed by the prime minister, the opposition parties, and the governor general. Flag of the Bahamas People.
Blacks make up about four-fifths of the population of the Bahamas.
Many of them are descendants of slaves brought to the islands by British Loyalists who left the United States after the Revolutionary War in America ended in 1783. Almost all Bahamian adults can read and write. The law requires children from 5 to 14 to go to school. Religious groups in the Bahamas include Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, and Roman Catholics. Land and climate.