New Providence

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New Providence is the most populous and economically significant island of the Bahamas, home to the capital city, Nassau.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
New Providence canonical 20
New Providence District 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
connectedBy bridges to Paradise Island
connectedTo Paradise Island
contains Nassau
country Bahamas
currency Bahamian dollar
United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
drivingSide left
formerColonyOf United Kingdom
governedBy central government of the Bahamas
hasAttraction Cable Beach
Paradise Island (adjacent via bridges)
linked to: Paradise Island
hasCapitalCity Nassau
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasDenomination Anglican (significant presence)
Baptist (significant presence)
Roman Catholic (significant presence)
hasEthnicGroup Afro-Bahamian majority
European Bahamian minority
hasExecutiveResidence Government House (Nassau)
hasHistoricalEvent site of colonial-era British settlement
hasInternationalCode ISO 3166-2:BS-NP (subdivision code context)
hasJudicialBody Supreme Court of the Bahamas (in Nassau)
hasLargestCity Nassau
hasLegislativeBody Parliament of the Bahamas (in Nassau)
hasMainReligion Christianity
hasMajorAirport Lynden Pindling International Airport
hasMajorIndustry cruise tourism
hasMajorPortFacility Prince George Wharf
hasPopulationConcentration majority of Bahamian population
hasPort Nassau Harbour
hasPrimaryEconomicSector commerce
financial services
tourism
hasRole economic hub of the Bahamas
political center of the Bahamas
hasUrbanArea Greater Nassau metropolitan area
isEconomicallySignificantIslandOf Bahamas
isMostPopulousIslandOf Bahamas
isSeatOfGovernmentOf Bahamas
language English
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
locatedInRegion Caribbean (broad cultural region)
linked to: Caribbean

Lucayan Archipelago
West Indies
officialLanguage English
partOf Commonwealth of The Bahamas
linked to: Bahamas
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bahamas majorIsland New Providence
Senate of the Bahamas meetsInIsland New Providence
Nassau island New Providence
Nassau partOf New Providence District
linked to: New Providence
Abaco Islands locatedNorthOf New Providence
Exuma nearestMajorIsland New Providence
Bahamian dollar usedIn New Providence
Government House (Bahamas) locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Providence
subject linked to: Government House
Government House (Bahamas) locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Providence District
subject linked to: Government House
linked to: New Providence
Queen's Staircase region New Providence
Nassau Harbour locatedIn New Providence District
linked to: New Providence
Cable Beach partOf New Providence
Junkanoo Beach region New Providence
Paradise Island locatedIn New Providence District
linked to: New Providence
Prince George Wharf serves New Providence
Senate of the Bahamas meetsIn New Providence
subject linked to: The Senate
Government of the Bahamas governs New Providence
Out Islands of the Bahamas excludes New Providence
western Bahamas hasIslandGroup New Providence
GoldenAgeOfPiracy hasKeyLocation New Providence