Nassau is a constituent republic of Lucaya Region.
| Nassau Republic | |
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| Island of New Providence | |
| Constituent Republic of Vekllei | |
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| Part of the Lucaya Region | |
| Federation Tower, a residential block of nearly 400 metres, is the tallest building in Lucaya. | |
| Population | 1,706,352 |
| Demographics |
28% Afro-Bahamian 22% Lucayan Loyalists 18% Caribbean mixed
32% other
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| Economy | Textiles & crafts Vehicles & electronics, Food & drink |
| Produces | Fish, Preserved Foods, Rum, Books, Industrial Machinery |
| Working week | 19.4 hours |
| Specialisation | Economic Planning |
| Accession | 2025, as part of the Lucayan Federation |
| Area | 207 km² |
| Capital | Nassau |
| Languages | English, Bahamian Creole |
The Republic of Nassau is a constituent republic in the Lucayan archipelago, and part of the country of Vekllei. It is an island city state on New Providence, and the biggest city of the Lucaya Region. It is the most crowded republic in Lucaya by a wide margin, with about 1.7 million people on just 207 square kilometres. The republic lies about 290km off the coast of Miami, Florida, and is nearly visible from there on a clear night.
The island was home to the Lucayan Taino when the Spanish arrived, but almost none of them remain today. It was contested by the Spanish, French and British from the 16th Century, and was briefly a notorious pirate base in the early 18th Century. The island remained in British hands thereafter, and was the seat of their Bahamas colony. It became the trading and administrative centre of the islands. Nassau was one of the last parts of Lucaya to join Vekllei, in 2025 as part of the Lucayan Federation.
The city is dense, vertical and heavily built up, and resembles Hong Kong more than anywhere else in the Caribbean. Its colonial downtown is lined with pastel buildings, and the pink Government House there is now the seat of the Republic Assembly. Postwar apartment blocks and rowhousing crowd the narrow streets around it. Federation Tower, a residential block of nearly 400 metres in the southwest, is the tallest building in Lucaya.
In the commons economy, Nassau is the centre of government and industry for all of Lucaya. The Lucayan Administrative Bureaus are based there, and its schools and colleges draw students from across the smaller islands. Tourism once employed nearly half its workers, but the economy today is dominated by administration, services and industry. The west of the city has a large industrial belt of Hong Kong style factory buildings, most of them run by bureaus. Major products include clothing, processed food, electronics and light machinery.
Nassau is also the primary banking mechanism between Vekllei and the United States, and holds huge amounts of offshore money. It is also home to the regional headquarters of the Commonwealth Bank of the Lucayas, which sets monetary policy for the whole archipelago. It conducts more trade with the Americas than any other Vekllei republic, and maintains the busiest port in Lucaya. Since the American Secession Crisis, Nassau has received some refugees from Florida. Neighbouring Bahama is comparatively more laid back, but receives more Americans as their landing point in Vekllei.
Nassau has a lot of nightlife, and Junkanoo, the street parade, takes place there twice a year. Visitors come from all over the Commonwealth to join it. The Lucayan Cultural Institute is a famous regional institution based in the city, and gathers traditions from across the archipelago. Its beaches are public and belong to the municipal assemblies.
There is a severe shortage of fresh water in Nassau, and so desalination plants on the southern coast supply most of the city. It imports most of its food through the Ministry of Commerce, but a few settlements in the interior grow citrus and vegetables. The city has a comprehensive tram network, and buses serve the outlying settlements. Ferries regularly depart from the harbour for Bahama, Lucayoneque, Habacoa and dozens of smaller islands. They are run by Commonwealth Lines and Ferry Lucaya. Regular air service from the international airport provides a link across the Atlantic, and there are also good flying boat facilities.
Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Whit Monday
- Commonwealth Day 1 May
- Labour Day (First Friday in June)
- Emancipation Day 1 Aug
- Republic Day 10 Jul
- Discovery Day 12 Oct
- Christmas Day 25 Dec
- Boxing Day 26 Dec
- Adhesives
- Chemicals
- Electronic Components
- Fabric
- Fruit
- Glass
- Herbs
- Leather
- Lubricants
- Molasses
- Paper
- Photo-electric Computers
- Plastics
- Printing Ink
- Pulp
- Rare Earths
- Salt
- Sugar
- Vegetables
- Vinegar
Climate
Subtropical, with hot wet summers and mild dry winters.
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- Government House: Historic pink colonial building now housing the Republic Assembly, with views across Nassau Harbour.
- Federation Tower: 400m tall residential tower in the republic’s southwest, the tallest in [[Lucaya]].
- Lucayan Cultural Institute: Regional cultural centre preserving traditions and languages from across the Lucayan archipelago.
- Commonwealth Bank of the Lucayas: Modernist headquarters building coordinating regional monetary policy and inter-republic finance.
- Fort Charlotte: 18th-century British fortification overlooking the harbour, now a museum of Lucayan maritime history.
- Arawak Cay: Waterfront district of fish fry shacks and community kitchens serving traditional Bahamian cuisine.
- Nassau Public Library: Central repository of the Lucayan historical archives and regional research collections.
- Clifton Heritage Park: Archaeological site preserving evidence of Lucayan Taino settlement and later plantation slavery.
- Office of the Director 320
- Office of the Chief Medical Officer for the Islands 160
- Press Office 220
- Establishments Office 600
- Recruitment Office 650
- Nursing Stations Office 900
- District Nurses Office 420
- Station Stores Office 310
- Island Doctors Office 240
- Island Ambulance Service 1,400
- Patient Transfers Office 480
- Patient Escorts Office 300
- Medicine Chests Office 140
- Island Sanitation Office 320
- Island Vaccination Office 260
- NCH Lucaya Office 6,000
- Occidental Court Area 3,900
- Oro Hosiery Nassau Mill 1,800
- Bonds Company Nassau Mill 1,200
- Occidental Economic Area 2,580
- Occidental Supply Area 2,210
- Occidental Economic Area 1,130
- Nassau Campus 800
- Island Works 700
- Bahamas Campus 425
- Nassau Barracks 340
- Nassau Exchange 260
- Lucayan Section 100
- Skilled Trades & Construction 11.9%
- Government & Civil Administration 10.4%
- Education 10.0%
- Healthcare 9.3%
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- Skilled Trades & Construction 11.9%
- Government & Civil Administration 10.4%
- Education 10.0%
- Healthcare 9.3%
| Occupation | Share | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled Trades & Construction | 11.9% | 248,500 |
| Government & Civil Administration | 10.4% | 218,100 |
| Education | 10.0% | 209,500 |
| Healthcare | 9.3% | 195,600 |
| Domestic | 8.1% | 169,300 |
| Industry | 7.2% | 150,200 |
| Agriculture, Land & Sea | 6.7% | 139,600 |
| Economic Planning | 5.3% | 112,100 |
| Arts & Media | 5.1% | 107,700 |
| Transport | 4.3% | 90,400 |
| Retail, Distribution & Logistics | 4.2% | 87,400 |
| Hospitality & Participatory Trades | 3.5% | 74,300 |
| Security & Defence | 3.4% | 70,300 |
| Sport & Recreation | 2.8% | 57,800 |
| Law & Justice | 2.1% | 43,700 |
| Information & Communications | 2.0% | 41,600 |
| Science & Research | 1.7% | 36,500 |
| Energy & Resources | 1.3% | 27,800 |
| Religious & Ceremonial | 0.8% | 16,600 |
Register estimates of posts located in the republic, rounded; figures under 50 suppressed. Includes 1,860 posts held by non-residents.