Bahamas, whose official name is Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a federal island country in the west bank of Atlantic.

The Bahamas is located in the east side of Florida, and the north side of Cuba and the Caribbean, and the Bahamas contains 700 islands and coral reefs. It is situated on the opposite of the southeast coast of Florida and the north part of Cuba. The archipelago is extended from the northwest to the southeast, is 1220 kilometers long and 96 kilometers wide. It consists of more than 700 islands and more than 2,000 coral reefs. The total area is 13,188 square kilometers, of which more than 20 islands are inhabited. It has a subtropical climate with the annual average temperature being 23.5 ° C.

In AD 300 to 400, the Bahamas has the presence of Indian civilization. After 1492, the Bahamas descended to a European colony. Until the Second World War, the tourism industry in Bahamas began to develop and promoted the local permanent prosperity. In 1964 the Bahamas gained internal autonomy. In 1973 it became independent.

On December 19, 2013 China and the Bahamas signed a comprehensive visa - free agreement in Nassau, Bahamas.