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2018

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2. History

3. Geography

4. Geology

5. Government and politics

6. Economy

7. Demographics

8. Culture

9. Education

10. See also

11. References

12. Further reading

13. External links

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The Bahamas ( / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) ), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , [10] is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago . The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean , and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands , southeast of the United States state of Florida , and east of the Florida Keys . The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "the Bahamas" can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas territory as encompassing 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2017

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Geology

5. Government and politics

6. Economy

7. Demographics

8. Culture

9. Education

10. Representation in other media

11. See also

12. References

13. Bibliography

14. Further reading

15. External links

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The Bahamas ( / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) ), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , [11] is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago . It consists of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean , and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands , southeast of the United States state of Florida , and east of the Florida Keys . The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "the Bahamas" can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2016

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Representation in other media

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. Further reading

13. External links

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The Bahamas ( / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) ), officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is an archipelagic state of the Lucayan Archipelago consisting of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean ; north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "The Bahamas" can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2015

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Demographics

7. Culture

8. Representation in other media

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. Further reading

13. External links

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The Bahamas / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is an island country of the Lucayan Archipelago consisting of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean ; north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "Bahamas" can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2014

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1. Etymology of name

2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Ethnic groups

7. Demographics

8. Sport

9. Culture

10. Representation in other media

11. See also

12. References

13. Bibliography

14. Further reading

15. External links

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The Bahamas / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) , officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , is an island country consisting of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean ; north of Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti ); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "Bahamas" can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2013

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1. Etymology of name

2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Ethnic groups

7. Demographics

8. Sport

9. Culture

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The Bahamas / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is a country consisting of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean ; north of Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti ); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of "Bahamas" can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 470,000 km 2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

2012

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Ethnic groups

7. Demographics

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Further reading

12. External links

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The Bahamas / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is a country consisting of more than 3,000 islands , keys and islets in the Atlantic Ocean , north of Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti ), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeast of the US state of Florida . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . Geographically, the Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the designation of "Bahamas" usually refers to the country and not the geographic chain. The country's population, numbering around 354,000, lives on a land area of 13,939 km 2 (5,382 sq mi).

2011

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Ethnic groups

7. Demographics

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Further reading

12. External links

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The Bahamas / b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z /  ( About this sound listen ) , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is a nation consisting of 29 islands , 661 cays , and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Dominican Republic and Haiti ), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands , and southeast of the United States (nearest to the state of Florida ). Its land area is 13,939 km 2 (5,382 sq mi), with a population of 353,658. Its capital is Nassau . Geographically, The Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the designation of Bahamas refers normally to the Commonwealth and not the geographic chain.

2010

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2. History

3. Geography and climate

4. Government and politics

5. Economy

6. Ethnic Groups

7. Culture

8. See also

9. References

10. Further reading

11. External links

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The Bahamas ( pronounced  /ðə bəˈhɑːməz/  (deprecated template) ), officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is a country consisting of 29 islands , 661 cays , and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Dominican Republic and Haiti ), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands , and southeast of the United States (nearest to the state of Florida ). Its total land area is 13,939 km 2 (5,382 sq mi), with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau . Geographically, the Bahamas lie in the same island chain as Cuba, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the designation of Bahamas refers normally to the commonwealth and not the geographic chain.

2009

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2. Geography and climate

3. Districts

4. Government and politics

5. Demographics

6. Culture

7. See also

8. References

9. Further reading

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The Bahamas ( pronounced  /ðə bəˈhɑːməz/  (deprecated template) ), officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is an English -speaking country consisting of 29 islands , 661 cays , and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba , Hispaniola ( Dominican Republic and Haiti ) and the Caribbean Sea , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands , and southeast of the United States of America . Its total land area is almost 14 000 km², with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau .

2008

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8. Economy

9. See also

10. References

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The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , is an independent, sovereign, English -speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States ; north of Cuba , Hispaniola ( Dominican Republic & Haiti ) and the Caribbean Sea ; and northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands . It remains a Commonwealth realm .

2007

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a North American , English -speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean , east of Florida and the United States , north of Cuba , the island of Hispanola and the Caribbean , and northwest of the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

2006

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking nation in the West Indies . An archipelago of 700 islands and cays , the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean , east of Florida and the United States , north of Cuba and the Caribbean , and northwest of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

2005

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking nation in the West Indies . An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean , east of Florida in the United States , north of Cuba and the Caribbean , and west of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

2004

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking nation in the West Indies . An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean , east of Florida in the United States , north of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean , and west of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

2003

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking nation in the West Indies . An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (or keys), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean , east of Florida in the United States , north of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean , and west of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

2002

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking Caribbean nation occupying an extensive archipelago in the northern Caribbean Sea . Since attaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1973 , The Bahamas has prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. By the early 1980s , the islands had become a major center for drug trafficking , particularly shipments to the United States .

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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English -speaking nation occupying an extensive archipelago in the northern Caribbean Sea . Since attaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1973 , The Bahamas has prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. By the early 1980s , the islands had become a major center for drug trafficking , particularly shipments to the United States .