[PAR] [TLE] The Bahamas [SEP] The Bahamas ( ), 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 US 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.  As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Bahamas territory encompasses 180000 sqmi of ocean space. [PAR] [TLE] John Canoe [SEP] John Canoe, or Jankunu (also spelled "Junkanoo" and "Jangkunu") is a festival derived from Akan slaves once common in coastal North Carolina and still practised in the Caribbean in islands that are or were part of the British West Indies, particularly Jamaica and The Bahamas.  It is of Akan origin and is dedicated to an Akan warrior called John Kenu from Axim, Ghana.  Similar festivals also take place on the coastal region of Ghana, where the advent originally took place, such as the "Fancy Dress Festival" of the Fante people.
[PAR] [TLE] The Bahamas [ SEP ] The Bahamas ( ) , 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 US 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 . As stated in the mandate / manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 180000 sqmi of ocean space . [PAR] [TLE] John Canoe [ SEP ] John Canoe , or Jankunu ( also spelled " Junkanoo " and " Jangkunu " ) is a festival derived from Akan slaves once common in coastal North Carolina and still practised in the Caribbean in islands that are or were part of the British West Indies , particularly Jamaica and The Bahamas . It is of Akan origin and is dedicated to an Akan warrior called John Kenu from Axim , Ghana . Similar festivals also take place on the coastal region of Ghana , where the advent originally took place , such as the " Fancy Dress Festival " of the Fante people .
John Canoe is a festival that takes place in which commonwealth within the Lucayan Archipelago?
John Canoe is a festival that takes place in which commonwealth within the Lucayan Archipelago ?
The Bahamas
The Bahamas