Airports [time series]

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m

Civil air [time series]

16 major transport aircraft

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

210 km public roads, all paved (about 400 km of private roads)

Merchant marine [time series]

93 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,163,947 GRT/7,744,319 DWT; includes 2 short-sea passenger, 10 cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 10 roll-on/roll-off, 27 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 1 combination ore/oil, 10 liquefied gas, 20 bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry

Ports [time series]

Freeport, Hamilton, St. George

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

modern with fully automatic telephone system; 46,290 telephones; stations--5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

accounts for less than 1% of GDP; most basic foods must be imported; produces bananas, vegetables, citrus fruits, flowers, dairy products

Aid [time series]

US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-81), $34 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $267 million

Budget [time series]

revenues $280 million; expenditures $279 million, including capital expenditures of $34 million (FY89 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

Bermudian dollar (plural--dollars); 1 Bermudian dollar (Bd$) = 100 cents

Electricity [time series]

134,000 kW capacity; 446 million kWh produced, 7,680 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

Bermudian dollar (Bd$) per US$1--1.0000 (fixed rate)

Exports [time series]

$23 million (f.o.b.,1985); commodities--semitropical produce, light manufactures; partners--US 25%, Italy 25%, UK 14%, Canada 5%, other 31%

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

NA

Fiscal year [time series]

1 April-31 March

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

$1.3 billion, per capita $23,000; real growth rate 2.0% (1989 est.)

Imports [time series]

$402 million (c.i.f., 1985); commodities--fuel, foodstuffs, machinery; partners--US 58%, Netherlands Antilles 9%, UK 8%, Canada 6%, Japan 5%, other 14%

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

tourism, finance, structural concrete products, paints, pharmaceuticals, ship repairing

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

4.8% (1988)

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing luxury tourist facilities and financial services. The tourist industry attracts more than 90% of its business from North America. The industrial sector is small, and agriculture is severely limited by a lack of suitable land. About 80% of food needs are imported.

Unemployment rate (Unemployment) [time series]

2.0% (1988)

Climate [time series]

subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter

Coastline [time series]

103 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Continental shelf [time series]

200 meters or to depth of exploitation;

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; consists of about 360 small coral islands

Exclusive fishing zone [time series]

200 nm;

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 20% forest and woodland; 80% other

Natural resources [time series]

limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

Note [time series]

1,050 km east of North Carolina; some reclaimed land leased by US Government

Terrain [time series]

low hills separated by fertile depressions

Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]

12 nm

Area (Total area) [time series]

50 km2; land area: 50 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick

Capital [time series]

Hamilton

Political parties (Communists) [time series]

negligible

Constitution [time series]

8 June 1968

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

as a dependent territory of the UK, Bermuda's interests in the US are represented by the UK; US--Consul General James M. MEDAS; Consulate General at Vallis Building, Par-la-Ville Road (off Front Street West), Hamilton (mailing address is P. O. Box 325, Hamilton, or FPO New York 09560); telephone (809) 295-1342

Executive branch [time series]

British monarch, governor, deputy governor, premier, deputy premier, Executive Council (cabinet)

Flag [time series]

red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and blue shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag

Independence [time series]

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Sir Desmond LANGLEY (since NA October 1988); Head of Government--Premier John William David SWAN (since NA January 1982)

Legal system [time series]

English law

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

none

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

INTERPOL, WHO

National holiday [time series]

Bermuda Day, 22 May

Political parties (Other political or pressure groups) [time series]

Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU), headed by Ottiwell Simmons

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

United Bermuda Party (UBP), John W. D. Swan; Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Frederick Wade; National Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert Darrell

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 21 House of Assembly--last held 9 February 1989 (next to be held by February 1994); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(40 total) UBP 23, PLP 15, NLP 1, other 1

Government type (Type) [time series]

dependent territory of the UK

Birth rate [time series]

15 births/1,000 population (1990)

Death rate [time series]

7 deaths/1,000 population (1990)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

61% black, 39% white and other

Infant mortality rate [time series]

12 deaths/1,000 live births (1990)

Labor force [time series]

32,000; 25% clerical, 22% services, 21% laborers, 13% professional and technical, 10% administrative and managerial, 7% sales, 2% agriculture and fishing (1984)

Languages (Language) [time series]

English

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

72 years male, 78 years female (1990)

Literacy [time series]

98%

Nationality [time series]

noun--Bermudian(s); adjective--Bermudian

Net migration rate [time series]

- 6 migrants/1,000 population (1990)

Organized labor [time series]

8,573 members (1985); largest union is Bermuda Industrial Union

Population [time series]

58,337 (July 1990), growth rate 1.5% (1990)

Religions (Religion) [time series]

37% Anglican, 14% Roman Catholic, 10% African Methodist Episcopal (Zion), 6% Methodist, 5% Seventh-Day Adventist, 28% other

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.7 children born/woman (1990)