Bermuda

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Tobacco Bay, St. George's, Bermuda.

Bermuda: Ethnic composition

Bermuda: Religious affiliation

Bermuda: Age breakdown

Bermuda: Urban-rural

Bermuda: Major import sources

Bermuda: Major export destinations

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Bermuda: Facts & Stats

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Canadian men qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup after topping CONCACAF qualifying group • Feb. 16, 2025, 2:49 PM ET (Globe and Mail)

Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda • Feb. 6, 2025, 8:32 AM ET (New York Times)

Foreign Office cat Palmerston starts purr-litical job in Bermuda • Feb. 5, 2025, 6:06 AM ET (BBC)

Facts

Also Known As	Colony of Bermuda
Head Of Government	Premier: David Burt
Capital	Hamilton
Population	(2025 est.) 63,300
Head Of State	British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor: Rena Lalgie
Official Language	English
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Bermuda
Total Area (Sq Km)	54
Total Area (Sq Mi)	21
Monetary Unit	Bermuda dollar (Bd$)
Population Rank	(2023) 208
Population Projection 2030	60,700
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 3,014.3
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 1,172.2
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 100% • Rural: (2024) 0%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 80.2 years • Female: (2022) 85.9 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: 96.7% • Female: 97%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2022) 8,562
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2022) 134,640
Political Status	overseas territory (United Kingdom) with two legislative houses (Senate [11¹]; House of Assembly [36])
¹All seats are appointed.

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Political map and locator insert map of Bermuda.

Tobacco Bay, St. George's, Bermuda.

Map of Bermuda, c. 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

Flag of Bermuda

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Atlantic Ocean

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Hamilton

Bermuda

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Saint George

Bermuda

West Indies

West Indies

island group, Atlantic Ocean

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Bermuda Triangle

area, North Atlantic Ocean

United Kingdom

British Empire

British Empire

historical state, United Kingdom

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