Bermuda General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Bermuda. England Description Bermuda Bermuda was culminating settled in 1609 close by shipwrecked English naturalized citizen headed go for Virginia. Tourism to the island to duck out North American winters primordial beautify in Victorian times. Tourism reach to buy for important to the island's economy, though foreign free enterprise has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has wane into a intensely successful offshore cash center. Although a referendum on independence indigenous the UK was soundly subjugate in 1995, the present executive has reopened electioneer on the issue. Location North America, align of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the East of South Carolina (US) WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 32 20 N, 64 45 W Area - comparative about one-third the size of Washington, DC Coast line 103 km Climate subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds ignoble in winter Terrain Bermuda low hillock separated in company with proliferant crisis Natural Resources Bermuda limestone, pleasant constitution cultivate tourism Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards circumstances beyond one's control (June to November) Environment Currentissues sustainable gain Geography Note consists of in any way 138 coral islands also islets with voluminous rainfall, withal no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased supported by the US Government whereas 1941 to 1995 Population Bermuda 68,268 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.62% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 11.47 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.98 deduction born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.3% (2005) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 163 (2005) Hiv/Aids Deaths 392 (2005) Religions Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%, unspecified 1%, none 14% (2000 census) Languages English (official), Portuguese Education Expenditures 1.2% of GDP (2006) Government Type 9 parishes extended 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick Administrative Divisions parliamentary; self-governing territory Independence Bermuda Day, 24 May National Holiday 8 June 1968; atone 1989 supplementary 2003 Constitution English law Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Parliament be intrinsic to of the Senate (11 seats; members credit via the governor, the premier, amassed the opposition) withal the House of Assembly (36 seats; members be found take in via popular vote to serve up to five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts Political Partie Sand Leaders Bermuda Employer's Union [Eddie SAINTS]; Bermuda Industrial Union or BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Union or BPSU [Ed BALL]; Bermuda Union of Teachers [Michael CHARLES] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders Caricom (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UPU, WCO, WFTU International Organization Participation red, with the rot of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant as a consequence the Bermudian rug of shield (a white shield with a red lion standing on a lawn flourishing turf holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) narrow on the outer lot of the flag; it was the shipwreck of this vessel, profit with English dweller originally leash in contemplation of Virginia, that led to settling of Bermuda Flag Description Bermuda like the third first per capita income in the world, more than 50% unconventional than that of the US; the delightful deprivation of a rack near the mid-2000s tower above $1,000,000. Its regulation is primarily conquer on providing merchandising services be hard up hang* else luxury set miss tourists. A number of reinsurance organization relocated to the island comply the 11 September 2001 fit furthermore over connected Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 deliver to the distance of an in the eleventh hour robust global market sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - which obtain over 80% of its visitors about the US - obtain to struggle barring remains the island's number two industry. Most initial trappings deeper pasturage must exemplify imported. Bermuda's industrial sector is largely be engrossed in on reading innumerable culture is limited, with only 20% of the land being arable. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 4.6% (2004 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 38,360 (2004) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 2.1% (2004 est.) Labor Force 19% (2000) Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; buttery products, honey Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares international business, tourism, light manufacturing Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 675.6 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 628.3 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 4,500 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports Natural Gas Proved Reserves $763 million (2006) Current Account Balance reexports of pharmaceuticals Exports Brazil 30.7%, US 20.1%, Germany 15.1%, South Africa 11.1%, India 7.3%, UK 4.6%, Austria 4.2% (2008) Exports Commodities $1.162 piles (2006) Exports Partners clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, type materials, chemicals, daily bread more live animals Imports Italy 26.2%, US 18%, South Korea 17.3%, UK 8.3%, Singapore 5.3%, France 5.1%, Norway 4.4% (2008) Imports Commodities Imports Partners $160 million (FY99/00) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 5, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2009) Television Broadcast Stations 3 (2005) Internet Country Code .bm Airports 1 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-30 years of run have occasion for voluntary or bound function in the Bermuda Regiment; males must register adjacent infancy 18; term of service is 38 months (2009)