Bermuda

Bermuda
Coat of arms of Bermuda
Coat of arms
Motto: 
  • "Quo Fata Ferunt" (Latin)
  • "Whither the Fates carry (us)"
Anthem: "God Save the King(official)


"Hail to Bermuda(unofficial)[a]
Location of Bermuda
Location of  Bermuda  (circled in red) in the Western Hemisphere
Location of  Bermuda  (circled in red)

in the Western Hemisphere

StatusBritish Overseas Territory
CapitalHamilton
32°18′N 64°47′W / 32.300°N 64.783°W / 32.300; -64.783
Largest citySt. George's
Official languagesEnglish
Ethnic groups
(2010)
Demonym(s)Bermudian
GovernmentParliamentary dependency under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Charles III
• Governor
John Rankin
• Premier
E. David Burt
• UK government minister[b]
Tariq Ahmad
LegislatureParliament
Senate
House of Assembly
Area
• Total
53.2 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
• Water (%)
27
Population
• 2018 estimate
71,176
• Density
1,338/km2 (3,465.4/sq mi) (9th)
GDP (nominal)2017[2] estimate
• Total
$5.853 billion (161st (estimate))
• Per capita
$94,400 (4th)
HDI (2013)Increase 0.981
very high
CurrencyBermudian dollar[c] (BMD)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+1-441
ISO 3166 codeBM
Internet TLD.bm
Website
www.gov.bm
  1. ^ This song is also used at international sporting events such as the Olympic Games.[3]
  2. ^ Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with responsibility for the British Overseas Territories.
  3. ^ On par with United States dollar.

Bermuda (/bɜrˈmjuːdə/ "Ber-myu-dah"; officially, the Bermudas or Somers Islands) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The land has one main island and 180 smaller islands. Bermuda is a popular tourist place, with mild weather during the winter months.

Off the east coast of the United States, Bermuda's nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1,373 kilometres (853 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.

  1. "Bermuda 2010 Census" (PDF). Bermuda Department of Statistics. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Bermuda (Economic indicators)". Data.un.org. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Bermuda – London 2012 Olympics". Telegraph. July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

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