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CONTINGENT: Bahamian American Cultural Society, Inc.
                         New York, NY

COORDINATED BY: Beryl Edgecombe, President

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations, is composed of about 700 islands and more than 2,000 cays, islets, and rocks in the Atlantic Ocean. Located about 97 km (60 mi) off the southern Florida coast, they extend some l,224 km (760 mi) southeastward to within 80 km (50 mi) of Cuba. Their area is 13,939 sq km (5,382 sq mi), but they spread over an area of more than 233,000 sq km (90,000 sq mi) of the Atlantic. The population is 255,811 (1992 est.). Scenic beaches and mild climate make the Bahamas a major tourist resort.