| Bermuda |
Status: Overseas territory
Governor: Sir John Vereker (2002)
Prime Minister: Ewart Brown (2006)
Land area: 19 sq mi (49 sq km);total area: 21 sq mi (53.3 sq km)
Population (2007 est.): 66,163 (growth rate: 0.6%); birth rate: 11.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 8.1/1000; life expectancy: 78.1; density per sq mi: 3,497
Capital (2003 est.): Hamilton, 970
Monetary unit: Bermuda dollar
Ethnicity/race: black African 58%, white and other 42%
Literacy rate: 98% (1970 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $4.5 billion; per capita $36,000.Real growth rate: 4.6%. Inflation:2.8% (Nov. 2005).Unemployment: 2.1% (2004 est.).Arable land:20%.Agriculture: bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products, honey.Labor force: 38,360 (2004); agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%, professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%, sales 7%, services 19% (2004 est.).Industries:international business, tourism, light manufacturing.Natural resources: limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism.Exports:$1.469 billion (2004 est.): reexports of pharmaceuticals.Imports:$982 million (2004 est.): clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals.Major trading partners:France, UK, Spain, Kazakhstan, Japan, South Korea, U.S. (2004).
Communications: Telephones:main lines in use: 52,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 7,980 (1996).Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998).Radios: 82,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations:3 (1997).Televisions:66,000 (1997).Internet Service Providers (ISPs):20 (2000).Internet users: 25,000 (2000).
Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 450 km; paved: 450 km; unpaved: 0 km (2002) note: 241 km are privately owned.Ports and harbors:Hamilton, Saint George's, Dockyard.Airports: 1 (2002).
International disputes: none.
