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 | BERMUDASgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Bermuda |
| country code ISO: BM //; - FIPS: BD |
| location: Western Atlantic Ocean |
| time zone: -4 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 54 sq.km = 21 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 32°18 N / East/ West: 64°46' W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: maritime subtropical |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: colony of the constitutional monarchy UK since 1620 or since 1684 |
| capital: Hamilton |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1991): 58,460 //; or:/ 74,837 // - ; (2000): 62,098 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 62,997 //; or: ; 2001: 63,503 |
| population density: 1185 per sq.km = 3048 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,6% //; - doubling time: 67 years |
| birth rate: 15-16 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 13 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 12 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 75 years (male: 72-73; female: 77-78) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 20% //; - 15-59 years: 67% //; - 60+ years: 13% |
| urbanisation: 100% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 100% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Black 61%, White 37% |
| languages: English, Creole-English |
| religious affiliation: Anglican 37%; Methodist 15%; Roman Catholic 14%; other Christian 10% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 98% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Bermudan dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 3,5% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 26820 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: 0,2% |
| income: USD 25000 per capita |
| import: USD 589 per capita //; - export: USD 35 per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: % |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 4% //; - grass land: 9% //; - wooded area: 20% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 2% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: vegetables and fruit |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / cattle: 1 / goats: / horses: 1 / pigs: 1 / poultry: 45 / sheep: |
| fish catch: 460 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 4% [14%] //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: tourism, petroleum products, medicine |
| mining products: none, or of no importance |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 94% [84%] //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2816 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 240 km //; - of which paved: 100% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 415 per 1000 // international license plate: |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 857 per 1000 // international dialling code: +441 |
| ownership radio receivers: 1311 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: ? per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 254 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 4350 |
| personal computers: 466 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Town Hill 79 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): none |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: Bermuda is a group of 360 small islands of which about 20 are inhabited |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: none |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| the island group is discovered by Juan Bermúdez probably in 1503 |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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Latest modification of this page on 2004-12-21 by Jan Lahmeyer
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