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Location of Bermuda

Bermuda, officially known as The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles, is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 km (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 km (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1030 km (640 mi) west-northwest. It is the oldest and most populous remaining British overseas territory, settled by England a century before the Acts of Union created the United Kingdom.

Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists of approximately 138 islands, with a total area of 53.3 km² (20.6 sq. mi.). Compiling a list of these islands is often complicated, as many have more than one name (as does the entire archipelago, which, in addition to its two official names, has historically been known as "La Garza", "Virgineola", and the "Isle of Devils"). Despite the limited land mass, there has also been a tendency for place names to be repeated; there are, for instance, two islands named "Long Island", three bays known as "Long Bay", and "St. George's Town" is located on "St. George's Island" within "St. George's Parish" (each known as St. George's), whereas Bermuda's capital, the "City of Hamilton", lies in Pembroke Parish, not in "Hamilton Parish", on the largest island, "Main Island", which itself is sometimes called "Bermuda".

Bermuda has a highly affluent economy, with a large financial sector and tourism industry giving it the world's highest GDP per capita in 2005. It has a subtropical climate, beaches with pink sand, and cerulean blue ocean.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Bermuda:

Geography of Bermuda

Main article: Geography of Bermuda

Environment of Bermuda

Main article: Environment of Bermuda

Natural geographic features of Bermuda

Main article: Landforms of Bermuda

Regions of Bermuda

Main article: Regions of Bermuda

Ecoregions of Bermuda

Main article: Ecoregions in Bermuda

Administrative divisions of Bermuda

Main article: Administrative divisions of Bermuda
Provinces of Bermuda
Main article: Provinces of Bermuda
Districts of Bermuda
Main article: Districts of Bermuda
Municipalities of Bermuda
Main article: Municipalities of Bermuda

Demography of Bermuda

Main article: Demographics of Bermuda

Government and politics of Bermuda

Main article: Government of Bermuda and Politics of Bermuda


Branches of the government of Bermuda

Main article: Government of Bermuda

Executive branch of the government of Bermuda

Legislative branch of the government of Bermuda

Judicial branch of the government of Bermuda

Main article: Court system of Bermuda

Foreign relations of Bermuda

Main article: Foreign relations of Bermuda

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Bermuda

Bermuda is a member of:

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Law and order in Bermuda

Main article: Law of Bermuda

Military of Bermuda

Main article: Military of Bermuda

Local government in Bermuda

Main article: Local government in Bermuda

History of Bermuda

Main article: History of Bermuda, Timeline of the history of Bermuda, and Current events of Bermuda

Culture of Bermuda

Main article: Culture of Bermuda

The Arts in Bermuda

Sports in Bermuda

Main article: Sports in Bermuda

Economy of Bermuda

Main article: Economy of Bermuda


Education in Bermuda

Main article: Education in Bermuda

Infrastructure of Bermuda

See also

References

Wikimedia Atlas of Bermuda


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