Claim: The Bahamas is an internationally recognized state that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago.
Evidence: The Bahamas -LRB- -LSB- bəˈhɑːməz -RSB- -RRB- , known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago.
An archipelagic state is any internationally recognized state or country that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago.