what country is the grand bahama island in?
Bahamas
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 The island is cut off from the rest of the world ( and hence cannot trade ) 

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 The Solomon Islands are a group consisting of approximately a thousand islands that serves as home to almost 600 @,@ 000 people . The island chain was designated a protectorate of the United Kingdom in the 1890s , and remained under British control during World War II , where the island chain was the center of some of the war 's worst fighting . In 1976 , the Solomon Islands won the right to self @-@ government from the British , and declared independence in 1978 . The nation fell into a period of civil instability between then and 2003 , when Australia led a military force to restore law and order in the country . 

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 The Bahamian flag ranks sixth worldwide , behind the Hong Kong and Greek registries , but is similar in size to the Marshallese flag of convenience , with about 200 more ships but a carrying capacity about 6 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 DWT lower . Malta , at the ninth position worldwide , had about 100 more ships than the Bahamas , with a capacity of 50 @,@ 666 @,@ 000 DWT , representing 4 % of the world fleet with 12 % growth that year . 

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 Politically , the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland , an independent state , and Northern Ireland ( a constituent country of the United Kingdom ) . They share an open border and both are part of the Common Travel Area . 

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 First sighted by Europeans in 1606 , claimed by the United Kingdom in 1868 , and part of the Republic of Kiribati since the island nation 's independence in 1979 , Caroline Island has remained relatively untouched and is considered one of the world 's most pristine tropical islands , despite guano mining , copra harvesting , and human habitation in the 19th and 20th centuries . It is home to one of the world 's largest populations of the coconut crab and is an important breeding site for seabirds , most notably the sooty tern . 
