The
Bahamas is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago, consists of
more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean and is located
north of Cuba and Hispaniola; northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands;
southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. 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 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.
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