Bermuda | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: "God Save the King" (official) "Hail to Bermuda" (unofficial)[a] | |
Status | British Overseas Territory |
Capital | Hamilton 32°18′N 64°47′W / 32.300°N 64.783°W |
Largest city | St. George's |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups (2010) |
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Demonym(s) | Bermudian |
Government | Parliamentary dependency under constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Governor | John Rankin |
• Premier | E. David Burt |
• UK government minister[b] | Tariq Ahmad |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Assembly | |
Area | |
• Total | 53.2 km2 (20.5 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 27 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 71,176 |
• Density | 1,338/km2 (3,465.4/sq mi) (9th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2017[2] estimate |
• Total | $5.853 billion (161st (estimate)) |
• Per capita | $94,400 (4th) |
HDI (2013) | 0.981 very high |
Currency | Bermudian dollar[c] (BMD) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-441 |
ISO 3166 code | BM |
Internet TLD | .bm |
Website www | |
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Bermuda (/bɜrˈmjuːdə/ "Ber-myu-dah"; officially, the Bermudas or Somers Islands) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The land has one main island and 180 smaller islands. Bermuda is a popular tourist place, with mild weather during the winter months.
Off the east coast of the United States, Bermuda's nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1,373 kilometres (853 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.