The Bahamas (/bəˈhɑːməz/ ( listen)), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago. It consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the United States state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation of ``the Bahamas'' can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas territory as encompassing 470,000 km (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.
Based on the above text, what's the best answer to this question: is bahamas a part of the united states?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no
Bahamas (/büüüümüüz/ (lyssna)), officiellt känt som Samväldet Bahamas, är en arkipelagisk stat inom Lucayanarkipelagen. Den består av mer än 700 öar, kajer och holmar i Atlanten, och ligger norr om Kuba och Hispaniola (Haiti och Dominikanska republiken), nordväst om Turks- och Caicosöarna, sydost om den amerikanska delstaten Florida, och öster om Florida Keys. Huvudstaden är Nassau på ön New Providence. Beteckningen " Bahamas" kan avse antingen landet eller den större ökedja som den delar med Turks- och Caicosöarna. Den kungliga Bahamas Defence Force beskriver Bahamas territorium som omfattar 470.000 km (180.000 kvadratkilometer) av havsytan. Vad är det bästa svaret på frågan? Är Bahamas en del av USA? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
The Bahamas (/b<unk>m<unk>z/ (listen)), officially known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state within the Lucaya Archipelago. It consists of more than 700 islands, wharfs and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation "The Bahamas" may refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes Bahamas territory covering 470,000 km (180,000 sq mi) of sea surface. What is the best answer to the question? Is the Bahamas part of the United States? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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