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 and the United States, north of Cuba and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
Official name | The Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
The land area (km2) | 13,878 | |
Population ( 2007 est.) | 330,549 | |
Language | English | |
Capital | Nassau |