Bermuda
Capital: Hamilton
History
Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Vacationing to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has also developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995.
Geography
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Economy
Budget & Debt
Trade
| Exports |
$15 million |
| Export Items |
reexports of pharmaceuticals |
| Export Partners |
Germany 14%, US 11.7% |
| Imports |
$950 million |
| Import Items |
clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals |
| Import Partners |
US 61%, Canada 10%, UK 3% (2013) |
People
| Population |
69,467 |
| Population Growth |
0.55% |
| Ethnic Groups |
black 53.8%, white 31%, mixed 7.5%, other races 7.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2010 census) |
| Religion |
Protestant 49.2% (Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.7, other Protestant 18.1%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, other 12.4%, unspecified 6.2%, none 17.7% (2010 census) |
| Life Expectancy |
80.93 years |
| Infant Mortality |
0.94 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Maternal Mortality |
0.2 deaths/100,000 live births |
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