text: Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. At nearly , Alabama has one of the nation's longest navigable inland waterways.

text: Alabama

text: is

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: southeastern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Tennessee

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Florida

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Mississippi

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Alabama

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: extensive

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: of

text: the

text: U.S.

text: states

text: At

text: nearly

text: Alabama

text: has

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: longest

text: navigable

text: inland

text: waterways

text: The Turks and Caicos Islands (and / / ), or TCI for short, are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies.

text: The

text: Turks

text: and

text: Caicos

text: Islands

text: and

text: or

text: TCI

text: for

text: short

text: are

text: British

text: Overseas

text: Territory

text: consisting

text: of

text: the

text: larger

text: Caicos

text: Islands

text: and

text: smaller

text: Turks

text: Islands

text: two

text: groups

text: of

text: tropical

text: islands

text: in

text: the

text: Lucayan

text: Archipelago

text: of

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: and

text: northern

text: West

text: Indies

text: The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

text: The

text: Philippines

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: the

text: Philippines

text: is

text: sovereign

text: island

text: country

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: situated

text: in

text: the

text: western

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: It

text: consists

text: of

text: about

text: islands

text: that

text: are

text: categorized

text: broadly

text: under

text: three

text: main

text: geographical

text: divisions

text: from

text: north

text: to

text: south

text: Luzon

text: Visayas

text: and

text: Mindanao

text: The

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: Philippines

text: is

text: Manila

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: is

text: Quezon

text: City

text: both

text: part

text: of

text: Metro

text: Manila

text: Bounded

text: by

text: the

text: South

text: China

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: the

text: Philippine

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: the

text: Celebes

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southwest

text: the

text: Philippines

text: shares

text: maritime

text: borders

text: with

text: Taiwan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Vietnam

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Palau

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: Malaysia

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Hispaniola (Spanish: "La Española"; Latin: "Hispaniola"; Taíno: "Haiti") is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, and the tenth most populous island in the world.

text: Hispaniola

text: Spanish

text: La

text: Española

text: Latin

text: Hispaniola

text: Taíno

text: Haiti

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: island

text: group

text: the

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: after

text: Cuba

text: and

text: the

text: tenth

text: most

text: populous

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole.

text: Haiti

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Haiti

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Hispaniola

text: in

text: the

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: archipelago

text: of

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: It

text: occupies

text: the

text: western

text: three

text: eighths

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: which

text: it

text: shares

text: with

text: the

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: Haiti

text: is

text: in

text: size

text: and

text: has

text: an

text: estimated

text: million

text: people

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Community

text: CARICOM

text: and

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: as

text: whole

text:
"See also West Indies, Caribbean"
The Antilles ("Antilles" in French; "Antillas" in Spanish; "Antillen" in Dutch and "Antilhas" in Portuguese) are an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east.

text: See

text: also

text: West

text: Indies

text: Caribbean

text: The

text: Antilles

text: Antilles

text: in

text: French

text: Antillas

text: in

text: Spanish

text: Antillen

text: in

text: Dutch

text: and

text: Antilhas

text: in

text: Portuguese

text: are

text: an

text: archipelago

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: west

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: and

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: Havana (Spanish: "La Habana") is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of  making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours: Marimelena, Guanabacoa and Atarés. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north, entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay.

text: Havana

text: Spanish

text: La

text: Habana

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: largest

text: city

text: province

text: major

text: port

text: and

text: leading

text: commercial

text: centre

text: of

text: Cuba

text: The

text: city

text: proper

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: and

text: it

text: spans

text: total

text: of

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: by

text: area

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: and

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: region

text: The

text: city

text: extends

text: mostly

text: westward

text: and

text: southward

text: from

text: the

text: bay

text: which

text: is

text: entered

text: through

text: narrow

text: inlet

text: and

text: which

text: divides

text: into

text: three

text: main

text: harbours

text: Marimelena

text: Guanabacoa

text: and

text: Atarés

text: The

text: sluggish

text: Almendares

text: River

text: traverses

text: the

text: city

text: from

text: south

text: to

text: north

text: entering

text: the

text: Straits

text: of

text: Florida

text: few

text: miles

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: bay

text: Isla de la Juventud is the second-largest Cuban island and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island). The island was called the Isle of Pines (Isla de Pinos) until 1978. It has an area and is south of the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó. The island lies almost directly south of Havana and Pinar del Río and is a Special Municipality, not part of any province and is therefore administered directly by the central government of Cuba. The island has only one municipality, also named Isla de la Juventud.

text: Isla

text: de

text: la

text: Juventud

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: Cuban

text: island

text: and

text: the

text: seventh

text: largest

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: West

text: Indies

text: after

text: Cuba

text: itself

text: Hispaniola

text: Jamaica

text: Puerto

text: Rico

text: Trinidad

text: and

text: Andros

text: Island

text: The

text: island

text: was

text: called

text: the

text: Isle

text: of

text: Pines

text: Isla

text: de

text: Pinos

text: until

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: and

text: is

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Cuba

text: across

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Batabanó

text: The

text: island

text: lies

text: almost

text: directly

text: south

text: of

text: Havana

text: and

text: Pinar

text: del

text: Río

text: and

text: is

text: Special

text: Municipality

text: not

text: part

text: of

text: any

text: province

text: and

text: is

text: therefore

text: administered

text: directly

text: by

text: the

text: central

text: government

text: of

text: Cuba

text: The

text: island

text: has

text: only

text: one

text: municipality

text: also

text: named

text: Isla

text: de

text: la

text: Juventud

text: William III (4 November 1650  8 March 1702; also widely known as William of Orange) was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death. It is a coincidence that his regnal number (III) was the same for both Orange and England. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He is informally known by sections of the population in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy".

text: William

text: III

text: November

text: March

text: also

text: widely

text: known

text: as

text: William

text: of

text: Orange

text: was

text: sovereign

text: Prince

text: of

text: Orange

text: from

text: birth

text: Stadtholder

text: of

text: Holland

text: Zeeland

text: Utrecht

text: Gelderland

text: and

text: Overijssel

text: in

text: the

text: Dutch

text: Republic

text: from

text: and

text: King

text: of

text: England

text: Ireland

text: and

text: Scotland

text: from

text: until

text: his

text: death

text: It

text: is

text: coincidence

text: that

text: his

text: regnal

text: number

text: III

text: was

text: the

text: same

text: for

text: both

text: Orange

text: and

text: England

text: As

text: King

text: of

text: Scotland

text: he

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: William

text: II

text: He

text: is

text: informally

text: known

text: by

text: sections

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: in

text: Northern

text: Ireland

text: and

text: Scotland

text: as

text: King

text: Billy

text: Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean meet. It is south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti, and north of Jamaica. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, with an area of , and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.

text: Cuba

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Cuba

text: is

text: country

text: comprising

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Cuba

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: Isla

text: de

text: la

text: Juventud

text: and

text: several

text: minor

text: archipelagos

text: Cuba

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: northern

text: Caribbean

text: where

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: and

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: meet

text: It

text: is

text: south

text: of

text: both

text: the

text: U.S.

text: state

text: of

text: Florida

text: and

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: west

text: of

text: Haiti

text: and

text: north

text: of

text: Jamaica

text: Havana

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: and

text: capital

text: other

text: major

text: cities

text: include

text: Santiago

text: de

text: Cuba

text: and

text: Camagüey

text: Cuba

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: after

text: Hispaniola

text: with

text: over

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, in area, lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Jamaica is the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean, by area.

text: Jamaica

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: country

text: situated

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: consisting

text: of

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: island

text: of

text: the

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: The

text: island

text: in

text: area

text: lies

text: about

text: south

text: of

text: Cuba

text: and

text: west

text: of

text: Hispaniola

text: the

text: island

text: containing

text: the

text: nation

text: states

text: of

text: Haiti

text: and

text: the

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: Jamaica

text: is

text: the

text: fourth

text: largest

text: island

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: by

text: area

text: Santo Domingo (meaning "Saint Dominic"), officially Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. In 2010, its population was counted as 965,040, rising to 2,908,607 when its surrounding metropolitan area was included. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.", "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province.

text: Santo

text: Domingo

text: meaning

text: Saint

text: Dominic

text: officially

text: Santo

text: Domingo

text: de

text: Guzmán

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: by

text: population

text: In

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: counted

text: as

text: rising

text: to

text: when

text: its

text: surrounding

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: was

text: included

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: coterminous

text: with

text: the

text: boundaries

text: of

text: the

text: Distrito

text: Nacional

text: D.N.

text: National

text: District

text: itself

text: bordered

text: on

text: three

text: sides

text: by

text: Santo

text: Domingo

text: Province

text: Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of (2.8 km/1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence. It is best known for the sprawling resort Atlantis with its extensive water park rides, pools, beach, restaurants, walk-in aquarium and casinos.

text: Paradise

text: Island

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: Hog

text: Island

text: The

text: island

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: sq

text: mi

text: is

text: located

text: just

text: off

text: the

text: shore

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: of

text: Nassau

text: which

text: is

text: itself

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: northern

text: edge

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: New

text: Providence

text: It

text: is

text: best

text: known

text: for

text: the

text: sprawling

text: resort

text: Atlantis

text: with

text: its

text: extensive

text: water

text: park

text: rides

text: pools

text: beach

text: restaurants

text: walk

text: in

text: aquarium

text: and

text: casinos

text: The Dry Tortugas are a small group of islands, located in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of the Florida Keys, United States, about west of Key West, and west of the Marquesas Keys, the closest islands. Still further west is the Tortugas Bank, which is submerged. The first Europeans to discover the islands were the Spanish in 1513, led by explorer Juan Ponce de León. They are an unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida, and belong to the Lower Keys Census County Division. With their surrounding waters, they constitute the Dry Tortugas National Park.

text: The

text: Dry

text: Tortugas

text: are

text: small

text: group

text: of

text: islands

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: at

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: United

text: States

text: about

text: west

text: of

text: Key

text: West

text: and

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: Marquesas

text: Keys

text: the

text: closest

text: islands

text: Still

text: further

text: west

text: is

text: the

text: Tortugas

text: Bank

text: which

text: is

text: submerged

text: The

text: first

text: Europeans

text: to

text: discover

text: the

text: islands

text: were

text: the

text: Spanish

text: in

text: led

text: by

text: explorer

text: Juan

text: Ponce

text: de

text: León

text: They

text: are

text: an

text: unincorporated

text: area

text: of

text: Monroe

text: County

text: Florida

text: and

text: belong

text: to

text: the

text: Lower

text: Keys

text: Census

text: County

text: Division

text: With

text: their

text: surrounding

text: waters

text: they

text: constitute

text: the

text: Dry

text: Tortugas

text: National

text: Park

text: Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The island is about from Cuba.

text: Key

text: West

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: Straits

text: of

text: Florida

text: on

text: the

text: North

text: American

text: continent

text: at

text: the

text: southernmost

text: tip

text: of

text: the

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: The

text: island

text: is

text: about

text: from

text: Cuba

text: The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America.

text: The

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: is

text: sea

text: of

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: in

text: the

text: tropics

text: of

text: the

text: Western

text: Hemisphere

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: Mexico

text: and

text: Central

text: America

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: south

text: west

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: starting

text: with

text: Cuba

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: the

text: Lesser

text: Antilles

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: north

text: coast

text: of

text: South

text: America

text: An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines.

text: An

text: island

text: or

text: isle

text: is

text: any

text: piece

text: of

text: sub

text: continental

text: land

text: that

text: is

text: surrounded

text: by

text: water

text: Very

text: small

text: islands

text: such

text: as

text: emergent

text: land

text: features

text: on

text: atolls

text: can

text: be

text: called

text: islets

text: skerries

text: cays

text: or

text: keys

text: An

text: island

text: in

text: river

text: or

text: lake

text: island

text: may

text: be

text: called

text: an

text: eyot

text: or

text: ait

text: and

text: small

text: island

text: off

text: the

text: coast

text: may

text: be

text: called

text: holm

text: grouping

text: of

text: geographically

text: or

text: geologically

text: related

text: islands

text: is

text: called

text: an

text: archipelago

text: e.g.

text: the

text: Philippines

text: The contiguous United States consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. (federal district), on the continent of North America. The term excludes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and all off-shore United States territories and possessions, which include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

text: The

text: contiguous

text: United

text: States

text: consists

text: of

text: the

text: adjoining

text: U.S.

text: states

text: plus

text: Washington

text: D.C.

text: federal

text: district

text: on

text: the

text: continent

text: of

text: North

text: America

text: The

text: term

text: excludes

text: the

text: non

text: contiguous

text: states

text: of

text: Alaska

text: and

text: Hawaii

text: and

text: all

text: off

text: shore

text: United

text: States

text: territories

text: and

text: possessions

text: which

text: include

text: American

text: Samoa

text: Guam

text: the

text: Northern

text: Mariana

text: Islands

text: Puerto

text: Rico

text: and

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Virgin

text: Islands

text: The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahama Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The archipelago is in the western North Atlantic Ocean, north of the Antilles, and east and southeast of Florida.

text: The

text: Lucayan

text: Archipelago

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Bahama

text: Archipelago

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: group

text: comprising

text: the

text: Commonwealth

text: of

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: and

text: the

text: British

text: Overseas

text: Territory

text: of

text: the

text: Turks

text: and

text: Caicos

text: Islands

text: The

text: archipelago

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: western

text: North

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: Antilles

text: and

text: east

text: and

text: southeast

text: of

text: Florida

text: The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas border the Gulf on the north, which are often referred to as the "Third Coast" in comparison with the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts, or sometimes the "south coast", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the "north coast." One of the gulf's seven main areas is the Gulf of Mexico basin.

text: The

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: is

text: an

text: ocean

text: basin

text: largely

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: North

text: American

text: continent

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: on

text: the

text: northeast

text: north

text: and

text: northwest

text: by

text: the

text: Gulf

text: Coast

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: on

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: south

text: by

text: Mexico

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: by

text: Cuba

text: The

text: U.S.

text: states

text: of

text: Alabama

text: Florida

text: Louisiana

text: Mississippi

text: and

text: Texas

text: border

text: the

text: Gulf

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: which

text: are

text: often

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Third

text: Coast

text: in

text: comparison

text: with

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Atlantic

text: and

text: Pacific

text: coasts

text: or

text: sometimes

text: the

text: south

text: coast

text: in

text: juxtaposition

text: to

text: the

text: Great

text: Lakes

text: region

text: being

text: the

text: north

text: coast

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: gulf

text: 's

text: seven

text: main

text: areas

text: is

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: basin

text: The Caribbean (or ) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.

text: The

text: Caribbean

text: or

text: is

text: region

text: that

text: consists

text: of

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: its

text: islands

text: some

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: and

text: some

text: bordering

text: both

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: and

text: the

text: North

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: and

text: the

text: surrounding

text: coasts

text: The

text: region

text: is

text: southeast

text: of

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: and

text: the

text: North

text: American

text: mainland

text: east

text: of

text: Central

text: America

text: and

text: north

text: of

text: South

text: America

text: Saint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands; but the two parts are roughly equal in population, with slightly more people living on the Dutch side. It is the smallest inhabited island divided between two nations. The division dates to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St Martin) and is an overseas collectivity of France.

text: Saint

text: Martin

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: northeast

text: Caribbean

text: approximately

text: east

text: of

text: Puerto

text: Rico

text: The

text: island

text: is

text: divided

text: roughly

text: between

text: the

text: French

text: Republic

text: and

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: the

text: Netherlands

text: but

text: the

text: two

text: parts

text: are

text: roughly

text: equal

text: in

text: population

text: with

text: slightly

text: more

text: people

text: living

text: on

text: the

text: Dutch

text: side

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: smallest

text: inhabited

text: island

text: divided

text: between

text: two

text: nations

text: The

text: division

text: dates

text: to

text: The

text: southern

text: Dutch

text: part

text: comprises

text: Sint

text: Maarten

text: and

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: four

text: constituent

text: countries

text: that

text: form

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: the

text: Netherlands

text: The

text: northern

text: French

text: part

text: comprises

text: the

text: Collectivité

text: de

text: Saint

text: Martin

text: Collectivity

text: of

text: St

text: Martin

text: and

text: is

text: an

text: overseas

text: collectivity

text: of

text: France

text: The Dominican Republic is a sovereign state occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western one-third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area (after Cuba) at , and 3rd by population with 10.08 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

text: The

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: occupying

text: the

text: eastern

text: two

text: thirds

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Hispaniola

text: in

text: the

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: archipelago

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: region

text: The

text: western

text: one

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: is

text: occupied

text: by

text: the

text: nation

text: of

text: Haiti

text: making

text: Hispaniola

text: one

text: of

text: two

text: Caribbean

text: islands

text: along

text: with

text: Saint

text: Martin

text: that

text: are

text: shared

text: by

text: two

text: countries

text: The

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: Caribbean

text: nation

text: by

text: area

text: after

text: Cuba

text: at

text: and

text: by

text: population

text: with

text: million

text: people

text: of

text: which

text: approximately

text: three

text: million

text: live

text: in

text: the

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: of

text: Santo

text: Domingo

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Hispaniola (containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands. The Greater Antilles constitute over 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies, as well as over 90% of its population, with the balance made of the archipelago of the Lesser Antilles, which is a chain of islands to the east (running north-south and encompassing the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean) and south (running east-west off the northern coast of South America).

text: The

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: is

text: grouping

text: of

text: the

text: larger

text: islands

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: Cuba

text: Hispaniola

text: containing

text: Haiti

text: and

text: the

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: Puerto

text: Rico

text: Jamaica

text: and

text: the

text: Cayman

text: Islands

text: The

text: Greater

text: Antilles

text: constitute

text: over

text: of

text: the

text: land

text: mass

text: of

text: the

text: entire

text: West

text: Indies

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: over

text: of

text: its

text: population

text: with

text: the

text: balance

text: made

text: of

text: the

text: archipelago

text: of

text: the

text: Lesser

text: Antilles

text: which

text: is

text: chain

text: of

text: islands

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: running

text: north

text: south

text: and

text: encompassing

text: the

text: eastern

text: edge

text: of

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: where

text: it

text: meets

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: and

text: south

text: running

text: east

text: west

text: off

text: the

text: northern

text: coast

text: of

text: South

text: America

text: Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.

text: Camagüey

text: is

text: city

text: and

text: municipality

text: in

text: central

text: Cuba

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: third

text: largest

text: city

text: with

text: more

text: than

text: inhabitants

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: Camagüey

text: Province

text: The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is the navy of The Bahamas. Since The Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces. Under The Defence Act, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been mandated to defend The Bahamas, protect its territorial integrity, patrol its waters, provide assistance in times of disaster, maintain order in conjunction with the law enforcement agencies of The Bahamas, and carry out any such duties as determined by the National Security Council. The Defence Force is also a member of Caricom's Regional Security Task Force. The task force has seen action in the United Nations mandate in Haiti 1994.

text: The

text: Royal

text: Bahamas

text: Defence

text: Force

text: RBDF

text: is

text: the

text: navy

text: of

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: Since

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: does

text: not

text: have

text: an

text: army

text: or

text: an

text: air

text: force

text: its

text: navy

text: composes

text: the

text: entirety

text: of

text: its

text: armed

text: forces

text: Under

text: The

text: Defence

text: Act

text: the

text: Royal

text: Bahamas

text: Defence

text: Force

text: has

text: been

text: mandated

text: to

text: defend

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: protect

text: its

text: territorial

text: integrity

text: patrol

text: its

text: waters

text: provide

text: assistance

text: in

text: times

text: of

text: disaster

text: maintain

text: order

text: in

text: conjunction

text: with

text: the

text: law

text: enforcement

text: agencies

text: of

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: and

text: carry

text: out

text: any

text: such

text: duties

text: as

text: determined

text: by

text: the

text: National

text: Security

text: Council

text: The

text: Defence

text: Force

text: is

text: also

text: member

text: of

text: Caricom

text: 's

text: Regional

text: Security

text: Task

text: Force

text: The

text: task

text: force

text: has

text: seen

text: action

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: mandate

text: in

text: Haiti

text: Established in 1973, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an organization of fifteen Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy. Its major activities involve coordinating economic policies and development planning; devising and instituting special projects for the less-developed countries within its jurisdiction; operating as a regional single market for many of its members (Caricom Single Market); and handling regional trade disputes. The secretariat headquarters is based in Georgetown, Guyana.

text: Established

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Community

text: CARICOM

text: is

text: an

text: organization

text: of

text: fifteen

text: Caribbean

text: nations

text: and

text: dependencies

text: CARICOM

text: 's

text: main

text: purposes

text: are

text: to

text: promote

text: economic

text: integration

text: and

text: cooperation

text: among

text: its

text: members

text: to

text: ensure

text: that

text: the

text: benefits

text: of

text: integration

text: are

text: equitably

text: shared

text: and

text: to

text: coordinate

text: foreign

text: policy

text: Its

text: major

text: activities

text: involve

text: coordinating

text: economic

text: policies

text: and

text: development

text: planning

text: devising

text: and

text: instituting

text: special

text: projects

text: for

text: the

text: less

text: developed

text: countries

text: within

text: its

text: jurisdiction

text: operating

text: as

text: regional

text: single

text: market

text: for

text: many

text: of

text: its

text: members

text: Caricom

text: Single

text: Market

text: and

text: handling

text: regional

text: trade

text: disputes

text: The

text: secretariat

text: headquarters

text: is

text: based

text: in

text: Georgetown

text: Guyana

text: Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. The city of Tallahassee is the state capital.

text: Florida

text: Spanish

text: for

text: land

text: of

text: flowers

text: is

text: state

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: southeastern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: Alabama

text: and

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Straits

text: of

text: Florida

text: and

text: Cuba

text: Florida

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: extensive

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: densely

text: populated

text: of

text: the

text: U.S.

text: states

text: Jacksonville

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: municipality

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: by

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: contiguous

text: United

text: States

text: The

text: Miami

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: is

text: Florida

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: urban

text: area

text: The

text: city

text: of

text: Tallahassee

text: is

text: the

text: state

text: capital

text: Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States, is a federal republic in the southern half of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometers (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city. Other metropolises include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

text: Mexico

text: modern

text: Nahuatl

text: officially

text: the

text: United

text: Mexican

text: States

text: is

text: federal

text: republic

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: half

text: of

text: North

text: America

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: west

text: by

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: by

text: Guatemala

text: Belize

text: and

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: Sea

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: Covering

text: almost

text: two

text: million

text: square

text: kilometers

text: over

text: sq

text: mi

text: Mexico

text: is

text: the

text: sixth

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Americas

text: by

text: total

text: area

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: independent

text: nation

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: With

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: eleventh

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: Spanish

text: speaking

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: while

text: being

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: Latin

text: America

text: Mexico

text: is

text: federation

text: comprising

text: states

text: and

text: federal

text: district

text: that

text: is

text: also

text: its

text: capital

text: and

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: Other

text: metropolises

text: include

text: Guadalajara

text: Monterrey

text: Puebla

text: Toluca

text: Tijuana

text: and

text: León

text: The Bahamas i / bhmz / , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas , is an island country of the Lucayan Archipelago consisting of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean ; 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 . Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of `` Bahamas '' can refer to either the country or 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 470,000 km2 ( 180,000 sq mi ) of ocean space . Originally inhabited by the Lucayan , a branch of the Arawakan - speaking Taino people , the Bahamas were the site of Columbus ' first landfall in the New World in 1492 . Although the Spanish never colonised the Bahamas , they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola . The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 until 1648 , when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera . The Bahamas became a British Crown colony in 1718 , when the British clamped down on piracy . After the American War of Independence , the Crown resettled thousands of American Loyalists in the Bahamas ; they brought their slaves with them and established plantations on land grants . Africans constituted the majority of the population from this period . The Bahamas became a haven for freed African slaves : the Royal Navy resettled Africans here liberated from illegal slave ships ; American slaves and Seminoles escaped here from Florida ; and the government freed American slaves carried on United States domestic ships that had reached the Bahamas due to weather . Slavery in the Bahamas was abolished in 1834 . Today the descendants of slaves and free Africans make up nearly 90 % of the population ; issues related to the slavery years are part of society . The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973 , retaining Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch . In terms of gross domestic product per capita , the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas ( following the United States and Canada ) . Its economy is based on tourism and finance .

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: bhmz

text: officially

text: the

text: Commonwealth

text: of

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: country

text: of

text: the

text: Lucayan

text: Archipelago

text: consisting

text: of

text: more

text: than

text: islands

text: cays

text: and

text: islets

text: in

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: north

text: of

text: Cuba

text: and

text: Hispaniola

text: Haiti

text: and

text: the

text: Dominican

text: Republic

text: northwest

text: of

text: the

text: Turks

text: and

text: Caicos

text: Islands

text: southeast

text: of

text: the

text: US

text: state

text: of

text: Florida

text: and

text: east

text: of

text: the

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: Its

text: capital

text: is

text: Nassau

text: on

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: New

text: Providence

text: The

text: designation

text: of

text: Bahamas

text: can

text: refer

text: to

text: either

text: the

text: country

text: or

text: the

text: larger

text: island

text: chain

text: that

text: it

text: shares

text: with

text: the

text: Turks

text: and

text: Caicos

text: Islands

text: As

text: stated

text: in

text: the

text: mandate

text: manifesto

text: of

text: the

text: Royal

text: Bahamas

text: Defence

text: Force

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: territory

text: encompasses

text: sq

text: mi

text: of

text: ocean

text: space

text: Originally

text: inhabited

text: by

text: the

text: Lucayan

text: branch

text: of

text: the

text: Arawakan

text: speaking

text: Taino

text: people

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: were

text: the

text: site

text: of

text: Columbus

text: first

text: landfall

text: in

text: the

text: New

text: World

text: in

text: Although

text: the

text: Spanish

text: never

text: colonised

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: they

text: shipped

text: the

text: native

text: Lucayans

text: to

text: slavery

text: in

text: Hispaniola

text: The

text: islands

text: were

text: mostly

text: deserted

text: from

text: until

text: when

text: English

text: colonists

text: from

text: Bermuda

text: settled

text: on

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Eleuthera

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: became

text: British

text: Crown

text: colony

text: in

text: when

text: the

text: British

text: clamped

text: down

text: on

text: piracy

text: After

text: the

text: American

text: War

text: of

text: Independence

text: the

text: Crown

text: resettled

text: thousands

text: of

text: American

text: Loyalists

text: in

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: they

text: brought

text: their

text: slaves

text: with

text: them

text: and

text: established

text: plantations

text: on

text: land

text: grants

text: Africans

text: constituted

text: the

text: majority

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: from

text: this

text: period

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: became

text: haven

text: for

text: freed

text: African

text: slaves

text: the

text: Royal

text: Navy

text: resettled

text: Africans

text: here

text: liberated

text: from

text: illegal

text: slave

text: ships

text: American

text: slaves

text: and

text: Seminoles

text: escaped

text: here

text: from

text: Florida

text: and

text: the

text: government

text: freed

text: American

text: slaves

text: carried

text: on

text: United

text: States

text: domestic

text: ships

text: that

text: had

text: reached

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: due

text: to

text: weather

text: Slavery

text: in

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: was

text: abolished

text: in

text: Today

text: the

text: descendants

text: of

text: slaves

text: and

text: free

text: Africans

text: make

text: up

text: nearly

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: issues

text: related

text: to

text: the

text: slavery

text: years

text: are

text: part

text: of

text: society

text: The

text: Bahamas

text: became

text: an

text: independent

text: Commonwealth

text: realm

text: in

text: retaining

text: Queen

text: Elizabeth

text: II

text: as

text: its

text: monarch

text: In

text: terms

text: of

text: gross

text: domestic

text: product

text: per

text: capita

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: richest

text: countries

text: in

text: the

text: Americas

text: following

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: and

text: Canada

text: Its

text: economy

text: is

text: based

text: on

text: tourism

text: and

text: finance

text: A cay (or ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef).

text: cay

text: or

text: also

text: spelled

text: caye

text: or

text: key

text: is

text: small

text: low

text: elevation

text: sandy

text: island

text: on

text: the

text: surface

text: of

text: coral

text: reef

text: Cays

text: occur

text: in

text: tropical

text: environments

text: throughout

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Atlantic

text: and

text: Indian

text: Oceans

text: including

text: in

text: the

text: Caribbean

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: Great

text: Barrier

text: Reef

text: and

text: Belize

text: Barrier

text: Reef

text: New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It houses the national capital city of Nassau. The island was originally under Spanish control following Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World, but the Spanish government showed little interest in developing the island (and the Bahamas as a whole). Nassau, the island's largest city, was formerly known as Charles-town, but it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. It was laid out and renamed Nassau in 1695 by Nicholas Trott, the most successful Lord Proprietor, in honor of the Prince of Orange-Nassau who became William III of England. The three branches of Bahamian Government: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary, are all headquartered on New Providence. New Providence functions as the main commercial hub of the Bahamas. It is also home to more than 400 banks and trust companies, and its hotels and port account for more than two thirds of the four million-plus tourists who visit the Bahamas annually. Other settlements on New Providence include Grants Town, Bain Town, Fox Hill, Adelaide, Yamacraw, South Beach, Coral Harbour, Lyford Cay, Paradise Island, Sea Breeze, Centreville, The Grove (South) and The Grove (West Bay), Cable Beach, Delaporte, Gambier, and Love Beach.

text: New

text: Providence

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: containing

text: more

text: than

text: of

text: the

text: total

text: population

text: It

text: houses

text: the

text: national

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: Nassau

text: The

text: island

text: was

text: originally

text: under

text: Spanish

text: control

text: following

text: Christopher

text: Columbus

text: 's

text: discovery

text: of

text: the

text: New

text: World

text: but

text: the

text: Spanish

text: government

text: showed

text: little

text: interest

text: in

text: developing

text: the

text: island

text: and

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: as

text: whole

text: Nassau

text: the

text: island

text: 's

text: largest

text: city

text: was

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: Charles

text: town

text: but

text: it

text: was

text: burned

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: by

text: the

text: Spanish

text: in

text: It

text: was

text: laid

text: out

text: and

text: renamed

text: Nassau

text: in

text: by

text: Nicholas

text: Trott

text: the

text: most

text: successful

text: Lord

text: Proprietor

text: in

text: honor

text: of

text: the

text: Prince

text: of

text: Orange

text: Nassau

text: who

text: became

text: William

text: III

text: of

text: England

text: The

text: three

text: branches

text: of

text: Bahamian

text: Government

text: the

text: executive

text: the

text: legislative

text: and

text: the

text: judiciary

text: are

text: all

text: headquartered

text: on

text: New

text: Providence

text: New

text: Providence

text: functions

text: as

text: the

text: main

text: commercial

text: hub

text: of

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: It

text: is

text: also

text: home

text: to

text: more

text: than

text: banks

text: and

text: trust

text: companies

text: and

text: its

text: hotels

text: and

text: port

text: account

text: for

text: more

text: than

text: two

text: thirds

text: of

text: the

text: four

text: million

text: plus

text: tourists

text: who

text: visit

text: the

text: Bahamas

text: annually

text: Other

text: settlements

text: on

text: New

text: Providence

text: include

text: Grants

text: Town

text: Bain

text: Town

text: Fox

text: Hill

text: Adelaide

text: Yamacraw

text: South

text: Beach

text: Coral

text: Harbour

text: Lyford

text: Cay

text: Paradise

text: Island

text: Sea

text: Breeze

text: Centreville

text: The

text: Grove

text: South

text: and

text: The

text: Grove

text: West

text: Bay

text: Cable

text: Beach

text: Delaporte

text: Gambier

text: and

text: Love

text: Beach

text: The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys (U.S.) and Cuba. It is 150 km (93 mi) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore, and has been sounded to a depth of 6,000 feet. The strait carries the Florida Current, the beginning of the Gulf Stream, from the Gulf of Mexico.

text: The

text: Straits

text: of

text: Florida

text: Florida

text: Straits

text: or

text: Florida

text: Strait

text: is

text: strait

text: located

text: south

text: southeast

text: of

text: the

text: North

text: American

text: mainland

text: generally

text: accepted

text: to

text: be

text: between

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: and

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: and

text: between

text: the

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: U.S.

text: and

text: Cuba

text: It

text: is

text: km

text: mi

text: wide

text: at

text: the

text: narrowest

text: point

text: between

text: Key

text: West

text: and

text: the

text: Cuban

text: shore

text: and

text: has

text: been

text: sounded

text: to

text: depth

text: of

text: feet

text: The

text: strait

text: carries

text: the

text: Florida

text: Current

text: the

text: beginning

text: of

text: the

text: Gulf

text: Stream

text: from

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. In geology, areas of continental crust include regions covered with water.

text: continent

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: several

text: very

text: large

text: landmasses

text: on

text: Earth

text: Generally

text: identified

text: by

text: convention

text: rather

text: than

text: any

text: strict

text: criteria

text: up

text: to

text: seven

text: regions

text: are

text: commonly

text: regarded

text: as

text: continents

text: Ordered

text: from

text: largest

text: in

text: size

text: to

text: smallest

text: they

text: are

text: Asia

text: Africa

text: North

text: America

text: South

text: America

text: Antarctica

text: Europe

text: and

text: Australia

text: In

text: geology

text: areas

text: of

text: continental

text: crust

text: include

text: regions

text: covered

text: with

text: water

text: Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.

text: Santiago

text: de

text: Cuba

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Cuba

text: and

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: Santiago

text: de

text: Cuba

text: Province

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: eastern

text: area

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: some

text: south

text: east

text: of

text: the

text: Cuban

text: capital

text: of

text: Havana

text: Christopher Columbus ( 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the European colonization of the New World.

text: Christopher

text: Columbus

text: May

text: was

text: an

text: Italian

text: explorer

text: navigator

text: colonizer

text: and

text: citizen

text: of

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Genoa

text: Under

text: the

text: auspices

text: of

text: the

text: Catholic

text: Monarchs

text: of

text: Spain

text: he

text: completed

text: four

text: voyages

text: across

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: Those

text: voyages

text: and

text: his

text: efforts

text: to

text: establish

text: permanent

text: settlements

text: on

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Hispaniola

text: initiated

text: the

text: European

text: colonization

text: of

text: the

text: New

text: World

text: The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost portion of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas. The islands lie along the Florida Straits, dividing the Atlantic Ocean to the east from the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and defining one edge of Florida Bay. At the nearest point, the southern part of Key West is just from Cuba. The Florida Keys are between about 23.5 and 25.5 degrees North latitude.

text: The

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: are

text: coral

text: cay

text: archipelago

text: located

text: off

text: the

text: southern

text: coast

text: of

text: Florida

text: forming

text: the

text: southernmost

text: portion

text: of

text: the

text: continental

text: United

text: States

text: They

text: begin

text: at

text: the

text: southeastern

text: coast

text: of

text: the

text: Florida

text: peninsula

text: about

text: south

text: of

text: Miami

text: and

text: extend

text: in

text: gentle

text: arc

text: south

text: southwest

text: and

text: then

text: westward

text: to

text: Key

text: West

text: the

text: westernmost

text: of

text: the

text: inhabited

text: islands

text: and

text: on

text: to

text: the

text: uninhabited

text: Dry

text: Tortugas

text: The

text: islands

text: lie

text: along

text: the

text: Florida

text: Straits

text: dividing

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: from

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: and

text: defining

text: one

text: edge

text: of

text: Florida

text: Bay

text: At

text: the

text: nearest

text: point

text: the

text: southern

text: part

text: of

text: Key

text: West

text: is

text: just

text: from

text: Cuba

text: The

text: Florida

text: Keys

text: are

text: between

text: about

text: and

text: degrees

text: North

text: latitude

question: diplomatic_relation the bahamas

answer: australia

text: australia


text: The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU. The Parliament is composed of 751 (previously 766) members, who represent the second largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world (375 million eligible voters in 2009).

text: The

text: European

text: Parliament

text: EP

text: is

text: the

text: directly

text: elected

text: parliamentary

text: institution

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: Together

text: with

text: the

text: Council

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: the

text: Council

text: and

text: the

text: European

text: Commission

text: it

text: exercises

text: the

text: legislative

text: function

text: of

text: the

text: EU

text: The

text: Parliament

text: is

text: composed

text: of

text: previously

text: members

text: who

text: represent

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: democratic

text: electorate

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: after

text: the

text: Parliament

text: of

text: India

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: trans

text: national

text: democratic

text: electorate

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: million

text: eligible

text: voters

text: in

text: The Coalition for Bulgaria ("Koalitsiya za Bulgaria", KB, or BSP - Left Bulgaria in 2014) is a leftist electoral alliance in Bulgaria, led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

text: The

text: Coalition

text: for

text: Bulgaria

text: Koalitsiya

text: za

text: Bulgaria

text: KB

text: or

text: BSP

text: Left

text: Bulgaria

text: in

text: is

text: leftist

text: electoral

text: alliance

text: in

text: Bulgaria

text: led

text: by

text: the

text: Bulgarian

text: Socialist

text: Party

text: Romania is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. It has an area of and a temperate-continental climate. With 19.94 million inhabitants, the country is the seventh-most-populous member state of the European Union. The capital and largest city, Bucharest, with its 1,883,425 inhabitants is the sixth-largest city in the EU.

text: Romania

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: located

text: in

text: Southeastern

text: Europe

text: It

text: borders

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: Bulgaria

text: Ukraine

text: Hungary

text: Serbia

text: and

text: Moldova

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: temperate

text: continental

text: climate

text: With

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: the

text: country

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: most

text: populous

text: member

text: state

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: Bucharest

text: with

text: its

text: inhabitants

text: is

text: the

text: sixth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: EU

text: The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. The Parliament is composed of the President of India and the houses. It is bicameral with two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers.

text: The

text: Parliament

text: of

text: India

text: is

text: the

text: supreme

text: legislative

text: body

text: of

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: The

text: Parliament

text: is

text: composed

text: of

text: the

text: President

text: of

text: India

text: and

text: the

text: houses

text: It

text: is

text: bicameral

text: with

text: two

text: houses

text: the

text: Rajya

text: Sabha

text: Council

text: of

text: States

text: and

text: the

text: Lok

text: Sabha

text: House

text: of

text: the

text: People

text: The

text: President

text: in

text: his

text: role

text: as

text: head

text: of

text: legislature

text: has

text: full

text: powers

text: to

text: summon

text: and

text: prorogue

text: either

text: house

text: of

text: Parliament

text: or

text: to

text: dissolve

text: Lok

text: Sabha

text: The

text: president

text: can

text: exercise

text: these

text: powers

text: only

text: upon

text: the

text: advice

text: of

text: the

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: and

text: his

text: Union

text: Council

text: of

text: Ministers

text: The Council of the European Union (often still referred to as the Council of Ministers, or sometimes just called the Council) is the third of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union. It is part of the essentially bicameral EU legislature (the other legislative body being the European Parliament) and represents the executive governments of the EU's member states. It is based in the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels, Belgium.

text: The

text: Council

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: often

text: still

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Council

text: of

text: Ministers

text: or

text: sometimes

text: just

text: called

text: the

text: Council

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: seven

text: institutions

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: as

text: listed

text: in

text: the

text: Treaty

text: on

text: European

text: Union

text: It

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: essentially

text: bicameral

text: EU

text: legislature

text: the

text: other

text: legislative

text: body

text: being

text: the

text: European

text: Parliament

text: and

text: represents

text: the

text: executive

text: governments

text: of

text: the

text: EU

text: 's

text: member

text: states

text: It

text: is

text: based

text: in

text: the

text: Justus

text: Lipsius

text: building

text: in

text: Brussels

text: Belgium

text: Evgeni Zahariev Kirilov ( Bulgarian :    ) ( born 26 January 1945 in Lubichevo , Targovishte Oblast ) is a Bulgarian politician . He is a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria , part of the Party of European Socialists , and became a Member of the European Parliament on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union . He was a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria , mainly active in the Committee on foreign affairs . On May 20 , 2010 , the European Parliament in Strasbourg , adopted the resolution on `` The need for an EU Strategy for the South Caucasus '' on the basis of the report by Evgeni Kirilov . The resolution states in particular , that `` the occupied Azerbaijani regions around Nagorno - Karabakh must be cleared as soon as possible '' .

text: Evgeni

text: Zahariev

text: Kirilov

text: Bulgarian

text: born

text: January

text: in

text: Lubichevo

text: Targovishte

text: Oblast

text: is

text: Bulgarian

text: politician

text: He

text: is

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: Coalition

text: for

text: Bulgaria

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Party

text: of

text: European

text: Socialists

text: and

text: became

text: Member

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Parliament

text: on

text: January

text: with

text: the

text: accession

text: of

text: Bulgaria

text: to

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: He

text: was

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: National

text: Assembly

text: of

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Bulgaria

text: mainly

text: active

text: in

text: the

text: Committee

text: on

text: foreign

text: affairs

text: On

text: May

text: the

text: European

text: Parliament

text: in

text: Strasbourg

text: adopted

text: the

text: resolution

text: on

text: The

text: need

text: for

text: an

text: EU

text: Strategy

text: for

text: the

text: South

text: Caucasus

text: on

text: the

text: basis

text: of

text: the

text: report

text: by

text: Evgeni

text: Kirilov

text: The

text: resolution

text: states

text: in

text: particular

text: that

text: the

text: occupied

text: Azerbaijani

text: regions

text: around

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: must

text: be

text: cleared

text: as

text: soon

text: as

text: possible

text: The European Commission (EC) is an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU. Commissioners swear an oath at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, pledging to respect the treaties and to be completely independent in carrying out their duties during their mandate.

text: The

text: European

text: Commission

text: EC

text: is

text: an

text: institution

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: responsible

text: for

text: proposing

text: legislation

text: implementing

text: decisions

text: upholding

text: the

text: EU

text: treaties

text: and

text: managing

text: the

text: day

text: to

text: day

text: business

text: of

text: the

text: EU

text: Commissioners

text: swear

text: an

text: oath

text: at

text: the

text: European

text: Court

text: of

text: Justice

text: in

text: Luxembourg

text: pledging

text: to

text: respect

text: the

text: treaties

text: and

text: to

text: be

text: completely

text: independent

text: in

text: carrying

text: out

text: their

text: duties

text: during

text: their

text: mandate

text:
Greece (' ), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe.
Greece's population is approximately 10.955 million as of 2015. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

text: Greece

text: officially

text: the

text: Hellenic

text: Republic

text: Greek

text: historically

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Hellas

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: southeastern

text: Europe

text: Greece

text: 's

text: population

text: is

text: approximately

text: million

text: as

text: of

text: Athens

text: is

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: followed

text: by

text: Thessaloniki

text: Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Greece to the west; Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. The Aegean Sea is to the west, the Black Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which together form the Turkish Straits, divide Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history.

text: Turkey

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Turkey

text: Turkish

text: is

text: transcontinental

text: country

text: in

text: Eurasia

text: mainly

text: in

text: Anatolia

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: with

text: smaller

text: portion

text: on

text: the

text: Balkan

text: peninsula

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Europe

text: Turkey

text: is

text: democratic

text: secular

text: unitary

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: with

text: diverse

text: cultural

text: heritage

text: Turkey

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: eight

text: countries

text: Greece

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Bulgaria

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Armenia

text: the

text: Azerbaijani

text: exclave

text: of

text: Nakhchivan

text: and

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: Iraq

text: and

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: Aegean

text: Sea

text: is

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: Bosphorus

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Marmara

text: and

text: the

text: Dardanelles

text: which

text: together

text: form

text: the

text: Turkish

text: Straits

text: divide

text: Thrace

text: and

text: Anatolia

text: they

text: also

text: separate

text: Europe

text: and

text: Asia

text: Turkey

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text: location

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text: given

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text: geopolitical

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text: A European political party (formally, a political party at European level; informally a Europarty) is a type of political party organisation operating transnationally in Europe and in the institutions of the European Union. They are regulated and funded by the European Union and are usually made up of national parties, not individuals. Europarties have the exclusive right to campaign during the European elections and express themselves within the European Parliament by their affiliated political groups and their MEPs. Europarties, through coordination meetings with their affiliated heads of state and government, influence the decision-making process of the European Council. Europarties also work closely and co-ordinate with their affiliated members of the European Commission and, according to the Lisbon Treaty the Europarty that wins the European elections has the right to nominate to the European Council its candidate for President of the European Commission.

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text: transnationally

text: in

text: Europe

text: and

text: in

text: the

text: institutions

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

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text: are

text: regulated

text: and

text: funded

text: by

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text: European

text: Union

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text: are

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text: up

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text: parties

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text: individuals

text: Europarties

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text: the

text: exclusive

text: right

text: to

text: campaign

text: during

text: the

text: European

text: elections

text: and

text: express

text: themselves

text: within

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text: European

text: Parliament

text: by

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text: affiliated

text: political

text: groups

text: and

text: their

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text: Europarties

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text: coordination

text: meetings

text: with

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text: affiliated

text: heads

text: of

text: state

text: and

text: government

text: influence

text: the

text: decision

text: making

text: process

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Council

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text: also

text: work

text: closely

text: and

text: co

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text: their

text: affiliated

text: members

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Commission

text: and

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: Lisbon

text: Treaty

text: the

text: Europarty

text: that

text: wins

text: the

text: European

text: elections

text: has

text: the

text: right

text: to

text: nominate

text: to

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text: European

text: Council

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text: candidate

text: for

text: President

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Commission

text: The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002, and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.

text: The

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: is

text: political

text: and

text: economic

text: union

text: of

text: member

text: states

text: that

text: are

text: located

text: primarily

text: in

text: Europe

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: The

text: EU

text: has

text: developed

text: an

text: internal

text: single

text: market

text: through

text: standardised

text: system

text: of

text: laws

text: that

text: apply

text: in

text: all

text: member

text: states

text: EU

text: policies

text: aim

text: to

text: ensure

text: the

text: free

text: movement

text: of

text: people

text: goods

text: services

text: and

text: capital

text: within

text: the

text: internal

text: market

text: enact

text: legislation

text: in

text: justice

text: and

text: home

text: affairs

text: and

text: maintain

text: common

text: policies

text: on

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text: fisheries

text: and

text: regional

text: development

text: Within

text: the

text: Schengen

text: Area

text: passport

text: controls

text: have

text: been

text: abolished

text: monetary

text: union

text: was

text: established

text: in

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text: came

text: into

text: full

text: force

text: in

text: and

text: is

text: composed

text: of

text: EU

text: member

text: states

text: which

text: use

text: the

text: euro

text: currency

text: Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. Relative to its small territory, it is a diverse country distinguished by a "transitional" character, situated along cultural, geographic, climatic and other boundaries. Serbia is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southwest; it also claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia numbers around 7 million residents, and its capital, Belgrade, ranks among the largest cities in Southeast Europe.

text: Serbia

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Serbia

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: situated

text: at

text: the

text: crossroads

text: of

text: Central

text: and

text: Southeast

text: Europe

text: covering

text: the

text: southern

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Pannonian

text: Plain

text: and

text: the

text: central

text: Balkans

text: Relative

text: to

text: its

text: small

text: territory

text: it

text: is

text: diverse

text: country

text: distinguished

text: by

text: transitional

text: character

text: situated

text: along

text: cultural

text: geographic

text: climatic

text: and

text: other

text: boundaries

text: Serbia

text: is

text: landlocked

text: and

text: borders

text: Hungary

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Romania

text: and

text: Bulgaria

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Macedonia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Croatia

text: Bosnia

text: Herzegovina

text: and

text: Montenegro

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: it

text: also

text: claims

text: border

text: with

text: Albania

text: through

text: the

text: disputed

text: territory

text: of

text: Kosovo

text: Serbia

text: numbers

text: around

text: million

text: residents

text: and

text: its

text: capital

text: Belgrade

text: ranks

text: among

text: the

text: largest

text: cities

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Europe

text: Bulgaria (tr. '), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (tr. '), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of , Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

text: Bulgaria

text: tr

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Bulgaria

text: tr

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: southeastern

text: Europe

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Romania

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Serbia

text: and

text: Macedonia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Greece

text: and

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: With

text: territory

text: of

text: Bulgaria

text: is

text: Europe

text: 's

text: largest

text: country

text: The European Council "(French: Conseil européen)", charged with defining the EU's overall political direction and priorities, is the institution of the European Union (EU) that comprises the heads of state or government of the member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy also takes part in its meetings. Established as an informal summit in 1975, the European Council was formalised as an institution in 2009 upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. Its current President is Donald Tusk.

text: The

text: European

text: Council

text: French

text: Conseil

text: européen

text: charged

text: with

text: defining

text: the

text: EU

text: 's

text: overall

text: political

text: direction

text: and

text: priorities

text: is

text: the

text: institution

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: that

text: comprises

text: the

text: heads

text: of

text: state

text: or

text: government

text: of

text: the

text: member

text: states

text: along

text: with

text: the

text: President

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Council

text: and

text: the

text: President

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Commission

text: The

text: High

text: Representative

text: of

text: the

text: Union

text: for

text: Foreign

text: Affairs

text: and

text: Security

text: Policy

text: also

text: takes

text: part

text: in

text: its

text: meetings

text: Established

text: as

text: an

text: informal

text: summit

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Council

text: was

text: formalised

text: as

text: an

text: institution

text: in

text: upon

text: the

text: entry

text: into

text: force

text: of

text: the

text: Treaty

text: of

text: Lisbon

text: Its

text: current

text: President

text: is

text: Donald

text: Tusk

text: Sergei Dmitrievich Stanishev (born May 5, 1966) is a Bulgarian politician who was the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) from 2001 until 2014. He is the President of the Party of European Socialists, the second-largest party in the European Parliament since 2011. He was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2005 to 2009.

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text: Dmitrievich

text: Stanishev

text: born

text: May

text: is

text: Bulgarian

text: politician

text: who

text: was

text: the

text: leader

text: of

text: the

text: Bulgarian

text: Socialist

text: Party

text: BSP

text: from

text: until

text: He

text: is

text: the

text: President

text: of

text: the

text: Party

text: of

text: European

text: Socialists

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: party

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Parliament

text: since

text: He

text: was

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: of

text: Bulgaria

text: from

text: to

text: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (; "Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya", BSP), known as the Centenarian (, "Stoletnitsata"), is a social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International. It is the leading component of the Coalition for Bulgaria centre-left coalition.

text: The

text: Bulgarian

text: Socialist

text: Party

text: Bulgarska

text: sotsialisticheska

text: partiya

text: BSP

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Centenarian

text: Stoletnitsata

text: is

text: social

text: democratic

text: political

text: party

text: in

text: Bulgaria

text: and

text: successor

text: to

text: the

text: Bulgarian

text: Communist

text: Party

text: The

text: BSP

text: is

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: Party

text: of

text: European

text: Socialists

text: and

text: Socialist

text: International

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: leading

text: component

text: of

text: the

text: Coalition

text: for

text: Bulgaria

text: centre

text: left

text: coalition

text: The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a social-democratic European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties primarily from member states of the European Union (EU) and other nations of the European continent. The PES member parties are themselves mostly members of the Progressive Alliance or Socialist International. The political group in the European Parliament of the PES is the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). The PES also operates in the Committee of the Regions (in the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions) and the European Council. The PES is currently led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

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text: Party

text: of

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text: PES

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text: democratic

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text: level

text: political

text: parties

text: primarily

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text: member

text: states

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: and

text: other

text: nations

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: continent

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text: PES

text: member

text: parties

text: are

text: themselves

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text: members

text: of

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text: Progressive

text: Alliance

text: or

text: Socialist

text: International

text: The

text: political

text: group

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Parliament

text: of

text: the

text: PES

text: is

text: the

text: Progressive

text: Alliance

text: of

text: Socialists

text: and

text: Democrats

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text: PES

text: also

text: operates

text: in

text: the

text: Committee

text: of

text: the

text: Regions

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text: the

text: PES

text: Group

text: in

text: the

text: Committee

text: of

text: the

text: Regions

text: and

text: the

text: European

text: Council

text: The

text: PES

text: is

text: currently

text: led

text: by

text: Sergei

text: Stanishev

text: former

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: of

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