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Bermuda is a self-governing island Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, situated in the Atlantic Ocean.
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| National motto: Quo Fata Ferunt ( Latin: Whither the Fates carry [us]) | |||||
| Official language | English | ||||
| Political status | Overseas territory of the UK | ||||
| Capital | HamiltonHamilton is the capital of Bermuda. Although there is a parish of the same name, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke. The city is named after Bermuda's first governor Sir Henry Hamilton. In spite of being the administrative capital of Bermud | ||||
| Governor and Commander-in-ChiefA governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. Most countries in the world have some sort of official known as a governor, though in some countries, the heads of the states, provinces and regions ma | Sir John VerekerJohn Vereker may be: John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker (1886 1946) John Vereker (governor), Governor of Bermuda. | ||||
| PremierA premier is an executive official of government. In many nations the term "premier" is used interchangeably with the title of " prime minister. For example, the "Italian Premier" or the "Japanese Premier. In the People's Republic of China it is used some | Alex ScottAlex Scott (born 1940) is the premier of Bermuda and the leader of the Progressive Labour Party since July 29 2003. He achieved these positions when the PLP government was re-elected in parliamentary elections, and the leader and premier at that time, Jen | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec | 58.8 km˛To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km˛ (1000 hectares) and 100 km˛ (10,000 hectares). See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 10 km˛ 10 km˛ is equal to: 3. 86 square miles 1000 hect | ||||
| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in | 64,482 1 096/km˛ | ||||
| Currency | Bermuda dollar on par with US dollar | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | ||||
| National anthem | God Save the Queen | ||||
| Internet TLD | .BM | ||||
| Calling Code | 1 (Area code 441) | ||||
In the early 20th century, as modern transportation and communication systems developed, Bermuda became a popular destination for wealthy US, Canadian, and British tourists. In addition, the tariff enacted by the United States against its trading partners in 1930 cut off Bermuda's once-thriving agricultural export trade--primarily fresh vegetables to the US--spurring the overseas territory to develop its tourist industry, which is second behind international business in terms of economic importance to the island.
During World War II, Bermuda became important as a military base because of its location in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1941, the United States signed a lend-lease agreement with the United Kingdom giving the British surplus U.S. Navy destroyers in exchange for 99-year lease rights to establish naval and air bases in Bermuda. The bases consisted of 5.8 square kilometers (2.25 sq. mi.) of land largely reclaimed from the sea. The US Naval Air Station was on St. David's Island, while the US Naval Air Station Annex was at the western end of the island in the Great Sound.
Effective September 1, 1995, both bases were closed, as were British and Canadian bases on the island. Unresolved issues concerning the 1995 withdrawal of US forces-- primarily related to environmental factors--delayed the formal return of the base lands to the Government of Bermuda. The United States formally returned the base lands in 2002.
There are two incorporated municipalities in Bermuda; the City of Hamilton, and the Town of St George. There are also a number of localities which are sometimes termed villages, among them Flatts and Somerset.
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