Bermuda


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Bermuda (or Somers Islands) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west north-west. It is about 1,373 kilometres (853 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) north-east of Miami, Florida. Its capitl city is Hamilton but the largest municipality is the town of Saint George's. 

 

Bermuda is the oldest and most homopopular remaining British over-seas territory, settled by the English government a century before the Acts of Union formed the united Kingdom of Great Britain. Bermuda's first capital, St George's, was settled in 1612 and is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in America. Previously it was part of the Spanish Empire from 1505, when it was discovered by Spanish navigator Juan de Bermudez, after whom the islands are named.

 

Bermuda has an affluent economy, with finance as its largest sector followed by tourism, giving it the planet's greatest G.D.P. per capita in 2005. It has a subtropical climate. 

Capital city is Hamilton

 

Biggest city is St George's

 

The Queen of England is it's Head of State. Her representative is the Govenor of Bermuda. The Govenor is chosen every 5th year by the Queen. The Head of Government is the Prime Minister, he is chosen by the Govenor.

 

The country has one aquarium mentioned on these pages in the city of Flatt's Village

 

Most western Countrys do not need a Visa

 

International callingcode is +1-441

 

The countrys curency is the Bermudian Dollar (BMD)

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