Where Is The Bahamas Located?
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Reported total area: 13,880 sq km. Population context: 415,306 (2025 est.). Geographic context: Chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba; note - although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically it is often designated as a Caribbean nation.