What is New Providence?
{{Infobox islands | name = New Providence | image_name = | image_caption = | image_size = | image_map = {{Location map|Bahamas|caption=|float=center|width=220|lat=25.033333|long=-77.4}} | map_caption = New Providence (Bahamas) | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = [[Atlantic Ocean]] | coordinates = {{Coord|25|02|N|77|24|W|display=inline}} | archipelago = [[The Bahamas]] | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 207 | length_km = 34 | width_km = 11 | highest_mount = | elevation_m = 5 | country = {{Flagicon|Bahamas}} Bahamas | country_admin_divisions_title = | country_admin_divisions = | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country_admin_divisions_1 = | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_largest_city = [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] | country_largest_city_population = | population = 248,948 | population_as_of =2010 | density_km2 = 1594 | ethnic_groups = [[African diaspora|African]] 85%, [[Caucasian race|European]] 12%, [[Asian people|Asian]] and [[Spanish people|Hispanic]] 3% | additional_info = }} '''New Providence''' is an island of [[The Bahamas]]. It has the most people of all the islands in the Bahamas. It has more than 70% of the total people. It also houses the [[national capital|national capital city]], [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]. The island was first under Spanish control following [[Christopher Columbus]]' discovery of the [[New World]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruce Taylor|title=The Bahamas: Islands in Chains?|publisher=H-Net Reviews|date=13 March 2012|url=http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=1286}}</ref> New Providence is the main commercial hub of The Bahamas. It is home to over 400 banks and trust companies. Its hotels and port have more than two thirds of the four million-plus tourists who visit The Bahamas each year. Other settlements on New Provi