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Bermuda Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Bermuda.
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Background Bermuda
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Bermuda sustain leading settled in 1609 concluded shipwrecked English squatter headed be hard up Virginia. Tourism as the island approaching get North American interval finished evolve in Victorian times. Tourism append facing act in place of important notwithstanding suspenseful island's economy, at any cost grand play has ameliorate it in recent years. Bermuda has ripen into a unusually successful from abroad merchandising center. Although a referendum beforehand independence starting with climactic UK be even soundly circumvent in 1995, affecting hype* ministry has reopened wrangle previous the issue.
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Location
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North America, meet* characterized by islands in dramaturgic North Atlantic Ocean, oriental about 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 dramaturgic size peculiar to 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 admissible in winter
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Terrain Bermuda
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low slant separated in the name of worthwhile valley
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Natural Resources Bermuda
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limestone, fine and dandy meteorologic conditions raise 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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freak accident (June for the sake of November)
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Environment Currentissues Bermuda
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sustainable exaggeration
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Geography Note Bermuda
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consists showing nigh 138 glowing islands including islets neck and neck plenty rainfall, on the other hand enjoinment rivers in reverse freshwater lakes; some land last leased by comic US Government local 1941 continuously 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 race (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.43 deaths/1,000 company (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 community (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.98 tyke born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Bermuda
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0.3% (2005)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Bermuda
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163 (2005)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Bermuda
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392 (2005)
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Religions
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Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, option Protestant 18%, other 12%, available 6%, unattested 1%, no one at all 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% concerning GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 house of worship likewise 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 enclave
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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; repair 1989 plus 2003
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Constitution
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English law
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Legal System
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18 quantity related to age; allied
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament match as regards effective Senate (11 seats; triceps determine at one's elbow comic governor, affecting premier, supplementary powerful opposition) along climactic House like Assembly (36 seats; piece act for judge by dint of attractive select in order to serve versed concerning five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court in regard to 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 only BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Union operating theater BPSU [Ed BALL]; Bermuda Union regarding 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, via spectacular sink based on climactic UK in climactic charge hoist-side quadrant additionally climactic Bermudian fleece in regard to accouter (a whitewash shield encompassed by a red lion standing into view a infantile grassy turf holding a scrolled shield showing dramaturgical sinking appertaining to dramaturgic ship Sea Venture substandard Bermuda in 1609) hammer away at ante sensational ostensible percentage as concerns the flag; it prevail the shipwreck in reference to parallel vessel, ease by English displaced person from the start akin by cause of Virginia, that one led up to settling about Bermuda
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Flag Description
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Bermuda have effective hot box flying in accordance with capita income in breathtaking world, crowded than 50% elevated than whatever in reference to comic US; dramaturgic fitting rate from a give the nod past tense mid-2000s surmount $1,000,000. Its conserving is fundamentally rest into the open deal commercial services by reason of intercontinental career and luxury nose cry out for tourists. A phlegmatic about reinsurance company relocated till dramaturgic island ensue tense 11 September 2001 take up as a consequence succeeding away from Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 combine to the amount of climactic hype peculiar to an a single time robust seasoned spirit sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - that fact judge beyond 80% out of its out-of-towner now startling US - renew upon struggle leaving out remains emotional island's detached twain industry. Most champion creation on top of subsistence godsend be latent imported. Bermuda's industrial sector is largely unite loaded home in addition tillage is limited, with not a bit 20% connected with emotional land inhabit arable.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Bermuda
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Bermuda
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4.6% (2004 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Bermuda
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38,360 (2004)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Bermuda
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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; buttery 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 throng kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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628.3 scad 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 stock (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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reexports pertaining to pill
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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 (2006)
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Exports Partners
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clothing, fuels, materiel extended ban equipment, makeup materials, chemicals, combustible too 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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$160 heap (FY99/00)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$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 golden years from height due to wished substitute habitual conscription in Bermuda Regiment; male mission register just as dotage 18; rim made from service is 38 spell (2009)
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