WEBThe Bahamas (/ b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country in North America.It is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean.It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic state consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the ...