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Bermuda

OFFICIAL NAME:
Bermuda

Geography
Area: 58.8 sq. km. (22.7 sq. mi.).
Cities (2000 census): Capital--Hamilton (pop. 3,461). Other city--St. George (pop. 3,306).
Terrain: Hilly islands.
Climate: Semi-tropical.

People
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Bermudian(s).
Population (2007 est.): 64,009.
Annual growth rate (2006 est.): 0.61%.
Ethnic groups: Black 54.8%, white 34%, mixed and other 11.1%.
Religions (2000): Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, 7th Day Adventist 7%, Methodist 4%, other 40% (none or not stated).
Language: English.
Education: Years compulsory--to age 16. Bermuda placed third overall of six developed nations (including the U.S.) in the 2005 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey.
Health (2006 est.): Infant mortality rate--8.3 per thousand. Life expectancy--men 76 yrs., women 80 yrs.
Work force (2004 est.): Sales--19%; services--19%; clerical--19%; professional and technical--17%; administrative and managerial--15%; agriculture and fishing--3%; laborers--3%.

Government
Type: British Overseas Territory with significant autonomy.
Constitution: June 8, 1968; amended 1989 and 2003.
Branches: Chief of State--Queen Elizabeth II, British monarch (head of state, represented by a governor). Head of Government--Premier, Ewart Brown. Legislative--Senate (upper house, 11 members appointed by the governor, the premier, and the opposition); House of Assembly (lower house; 36 seats elected by popular vote). Judicial--Supreme Court.
Subdivisions: Nine parishes.
Political parties: Progressive Labor Party (PLP), United Bermuda Party (UBP), National Liberal Party (NLP).
Suffrage: Universal at 18.

Economy
GDP (nominal, 2005): $4.9 billion. Sectors--21% ($926.5 million) from international companies; 16% ($712 million) from real estate and rental; 12% ($536 million) from financial intermediation; 9% ($379 million) from wholesale, retail trade, and repair services; 6% ($245.8 million) from the hotel and restaurant sector; 6% ($272.4 million) from construction; and 30% ($1.5 billion) from other sectors.
GDP growth rate (2005 provisional): 4.6%.
Per capita nominal GDP (2005 prov.): $76,403.
Inflation rate: Annual inflation rate for 2005 was 4.0%.
Natural resource: Limestone, used primarily for building.
Agriculture: Products--semitropical produce, dairy products, flowers, honey.
Industry: Types--re/insurance finance, tourism, structural concrete products, paints, perfumes, furniture.
Trade: Exports (2006, includes re-exports)--$25 million: semitropical produce, light manufactures. Imports (2006)--$1.06 billion: food, clothing, household goods, chemicals, live animals, machinery, transport, and miscellaneous manufactures. Major suppliers--U.S. ($752.6 million), United Kingdom, Canada, Caribbean countries (mostly oil from Netherlands Antilles).