Location: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US).
Area: total: 54 sq km, land: 54 sq km, water: 0 sq km.
Natural resources: Limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism.
Population: 70,864 (July 2017 est.).
Capital: Hamilton.
Time Zone: UTC-4.
Languages: English (official), Portuguese.
Dependency status: Overseas territory of the UK.
Government type: Parliamentary democracy (Parliament); self-governing overseas territory of the UK.
Legal system: English common law.
International organization participation: Caricom (associate), ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UPU, WCO.
Economy: International business, which consists primarily of insurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda’s economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island’s GDP. Tourism is the country’s second largest industry, accounting for about 5% of Bermuda’s GDP but a much larger share of employment. Even the financial sector has lost roughly 5,000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything and the government continues to work on attracting foreign investment. Still, Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
Currency: Bermudian dollar (BMD).