The Bahamas (pronounced /ðə bəˈhɑːməz/), 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 size is almost 14 000 km² with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau. It is a Commonwealth realm.
North America north of the West Indies island. The Atlantic. Area 1 39 million square kilometers. Population 26 5 million (1993). The capital of Nassau. Mainly low-lying terrain to flat. Tropical marine climate. Tourism is the economic pillar. Financial sector development.
Crooked Island