Bermuda Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Bermuda with its capital Hamilton is located in North America (North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 54 square kilometres (about one-third the size of Washington, DC) with 65,365 citizens. English and Portuguese are the the languages spoken by people in Bermuda.

Bermuda is a self-governing British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean, off the coast of North America east of North Carolina. Bermuda consists of about 138 islands and islets, with all the major islands aligned on a hook-shaped but roughly east-west axis and connected together by road bridges. Despite this complexity, Bermudans usually refer to Bermuda as the island. The inhabited island chain is actually the southern sector of a circular pseudo-atoll, the remainder of the coral ring being submerged or inter-tidal reefs. The best time to visit Bermuda is from Spring through to Autumn. Although the island is an associate member of the Caribbean Community, it is not actually in the Caribbean Sea and has a different climate. One of Bermuda's few taxes is its steep import duty. This varies depending on the item and the importer. Some items are tax-exempt when brought in for personal use (books, educational materials). Each person arriving on the island is allowed a $100 exemption, but visitors carrying more than that amount will be subject to the duty on the excess value.

Pictures from Capital (Hamilton)

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About Bermuda

The topography features low hills separated by fertile depressions. The average density of population is about 1,233 per km². The climate in Bermuda can be described as subtropical with mild, humid, gales, strong winds common in winter. Potential natural disasters are hurricanes (June to November).

To reach someone in Bermuda dial +1-441 prior to a number. There are 57,700 installed telephones. And there are 85,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".bm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 120V - 60Hz. The following list are the 11 regions/states in Bermuda we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Bermudian population grew at a rate of 0.62% (or by 423 citizens). With 507 deaths and 783 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.4%. 147 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Bermuda: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.