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98% male: 98% female: 99% (2005 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2005)

      Education expenditures:

      1.2% of GDP (2006)

      Government

       Bermuda

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda former: Somers Islands

      Dependency status:

      overseas territory of the UK

      Government type:

      parliamentary; self-governing territory

      Capital:

      name: Hamilton geographic coordinates: 32 17 N, 64 47 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

      Administrative divisions:

      9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick

      Independence:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday:

      Bermuda Day, 24 May

      Constitution:

      8 June 1968; amended 1989 and 2003

      Legal system:

      English law

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir Richard GOZNEY (since 12 December 2007) head of government: Premier Ewart BROWN (since 30 October 2006); Deputy Premier Paula COX cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed premier by the governor

      Legislative branch:

      bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; members appointed by the governor, the premier, and the opposition) and the House of Assembly (36 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve up to five-year terms) elections: last general election held 18 December 2007 (next to be held not later than 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - PLP 52.5%, UBP 47.3%; seats by party - PLP 22, UBP 14

      Judicial branch:

      Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts

      Political parties and leaders:

      Progressive Labor Party or PLP [Ewart BROWN]; United Bermuda Party or UBP [Kim SWAN]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      Bermuda Employer's Union [Eddie SAINTS]; Bermuda Industrial Union or

       BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Union or BPSU [Ed

       BALL]; Bermuda Union of Teachers [Michael CHARLES]

      International organization participation:

      Caricom (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UPU, WCO, WFTU

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: Consul General Gregory W. SLAYTON consulate(s) general: Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DVO3 mailing address: P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; American Consulate General Hamilton, US Department of State, 5300 Hamilton Place, Washington, DC 20520–5300 telephone: [1] (441) 295–1342 FAX: [1] (441) 295–1592, [1] (441) 296–9233

      Flag description:

      red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag

      Economy

       Bermuda

      Economy - overview:

      Bermuda enjoys the third highest per capita income in the world, more than 50% higher than that of the US. Its economy is primarily based on providing financial services for international business and luxury facilities for tourists. A number of reinsurance companies relocated to the island following the 11 September 2001 attacks and again after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, contributing to the expansion of an already robust international business sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US - continues to struggle but remains the island's number two industry. Most capital equipment and food must be imported. Bermuda's industrial sector is small, although construction continues to be important; the average cost of a house in June 2003 had risen to $976,000. Agriculture is limited with only 20% of the land being arable.

      GDP (purchasing power parity):

      $4.5 billion (2004 est.)

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $NA

      GDP - real growth rate:

      4.6% (2004 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $69,900 (2004 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 1% industry: 10% services: 89% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

      38,360 (2004)

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%, professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%, sales 7%, services 19% (2004 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

      2.1% (2004 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

      19% (2000)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

      Budget:

      revenues: $738 million expenditures: $665 million (FY04/05)

      Fiscal year:

      1 April - 31 March

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      2.8% (November 2005)

      Agriculture - products:

      bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products, honey

      Industries:

      international business, tourism, light manufacturing

      Industrial production growth rate:

      NA%

      Electricity - production:

      675.6 million kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - consumption:

      619.8 million kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - production by source:

      fossil fuel:

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