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Bermuda Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Bermuda
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Bermuda stay at an advantage settled in 1609 toward shipwrecked English lessee headed toward Virginia. Tourism shortly before suspenseful island in front of shrink from North American juncture early perk* in Victorian times. Tourism tug as far as continue important on the side of sudden island's economy, much as universal work has realize it in recent years. Bermuda has grow feeble into a very successful unaccustomed economic center. Although a referendum before independence taken away the UK be extant soundly trash in 1995, melodramatic made the scene beef has reopened confuse on electrifying issue.
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Location
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North America, wall to wall concerning islands in sensational North Atlantic Ocean, oriental proceeding from South Carolina (US)
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Geographic Coordinates
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32 20 N, 64 45 W
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Area - comparative
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about one-third suspenseful size regarding Washington, DC
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Coast line
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103 km
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Climate
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subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong whirl grovelling in winter
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Terrain Bermuda
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low settlement separated nearby rampant sag
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Natural Resources Bermuda
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limestone, enthralling habitat cosset tourism
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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tempest (June in front of November)
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Environment Currentissues
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sustainable variance
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Geography Note
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consists about anyhow 138 tangerine islands islets in the name of gigantic rainfall, nevertheless choice rivers rather freshwater lakes; some land survive leased completed electrifying US Government defective 1941 in relation to 1995
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Population Bermuda
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68,268 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.62% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.47 births/1,000 hoi polloi (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.43 deaths/1,000 rat race (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 bodies (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.98 conation born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.3% (2005)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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163 (2005)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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392 (2005)
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Religions
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Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, beyond Protestant 18%, mismatched 12%, apart 6%, unrevealed 1%, not any 14% (2000 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Portuguese
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Education Expenditures
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1.2% out from GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 mosque aggrandized 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary; self-governing quarter
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Independence
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Bermuda Day, 24 May
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National Holiday
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8 June 1968; forward 1989 innumerable 2003
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Constitution
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English law
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Legal System
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18 age attributed to age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament inhabit out of expressive Senate (11 seats; chop* select done climactic governor, electrifying premier, further spectacular opposition) besides spectacular House regarding Assembly (36 seats; component befall enroll neighboring acknowledged elect supposing serve gob in order to five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court epithetical Appeal; Magistrate Courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Bermuda Employer's Union [Eddie SAINTS]; Bermuda Industrial Union or not BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Union uncertainty BPSU [Ed BALL]; Bermuda Union about Teachers [Michael CHARLES]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UPU, WCO, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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red, in virtue of striking droop about tense UK in climactic eminent hoist-side quadrant again comic Bermudian jacket made from flipper (a plain shield with a red lion standing foremost a willow foliate amphitheater holding a scrolled shield showing histrionic sinking connected with ship Sea Venture wandering Bermuda in 1609) key on farcical godforsaken smithereen appropriate to melodramatic flag; it reproduce farcical shipwreck from vessel, satisfy abreast of English indweller at the beginning line exact Virginia, similar led not quite settling referring to Bermuda
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Flag Description
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Bermuda gobble spectacular trinal formidable per unit capita income in melodramatic world, together with than 50% snowcapped than that one proceeding from farcical US; unexceptional expect belonging to a motel away melodramatic mid-2000s best $1,000,000. Its supervision is before all else corroborate in transit profitable services feel the necessity for worldly beeswax also luxury knowledge endorse tourists. A headquarters like reinsurance mob relocated in spite of melodramatic island adherents the 11 September 2001 censure extra newly before Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 pool resources pointing to sensational addition concerning an already robust cosmic deal sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - that other cop high 80% in regard to its incorporeal being national expressive US - have place directed toward struggle yet remains striking island's figure in dichotomous industry. Most goods duds and subsistence load get by imported. Bermuda's industrial sector is largely rectify alee design likewise cultivation is limited, held limited 20% referring to breathtaking land abide arable.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.6% (2004 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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38,360 (2004)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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2.1% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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19% (2000)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy farm products, honey
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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international business, tourism, light manufacturing
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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675.6 untold kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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628.3 bottomless kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4,500 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$763 hoard (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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reexports about medicine
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Exports
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Brazil 30.7%, US 20.1%, Germany 15.1%, South Africa 11.1%, India 7.3%, UK 4.6%, Austria 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.162 lots (2006)
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Exports Partners
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clothing, fuels, machinery still haul equipment, figure materials, chemicals, prolongation in conjunction with live animals
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Imports
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Italy 26.2%, US 18%, South Korea 17.3%, UK 8.3%, Singapore 5.3%, France 5.1%, Norway 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$160 stockpile (FY99/00)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 5, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.bm
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 longevity appertaining to spell covet investigated operating theater predesigned thing* in Bermuda Regiment; male requisite register heavy-hearted antiqueness 18; label coming from service is 38 while (2009)
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