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0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)

      Oil - production:

      0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

      4,566 bbl/day (2006 est.)

      Oil - exports:

      0 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - imports:

      4,378 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)

      Exports:

      $763 million (2006)

      Exports - commodities:

      reexports of pharmaceuticals

      Exports - partners:

      Spain 13.8%, Germany 11.7%, Switzerland 8.8%, Denmark 6.6%, UK 6% (2007)

      Imports:

      $1.162 billion (2006)

      Imports - commodities:

      clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals

      Imports - partners:

      South Korea 36.4%, US 15.7%, Germany 13.2%, Italy 11.8% (2007)

      Economic aid - recipient:

      $90,000 (2004)

      Debt - external:

      $160 million (FY99/00)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

      $NA

      Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

      $NA

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $2.125 billion (2005)

      Currency (code):

      Bermudian dollar (BMD)

      Currency code:

      BMD

      Exchange rates:

      Bermudian dollars (BMD) per US dollar - 1.0000 (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar)

      Communications

       Bermuda

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      57,700 (2006)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      60,100 (2006)

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: good domestic: fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines international: country code - 1–441; landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil; satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)

      Radio broadcast stations:

      AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)

      Radios:

      82,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

      3 (2005)

      Televisions:

      66,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

      .bm

      Internet hosts:

      1,628 (2008)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

      20 (2000)

      Internet users:

      48,000 (2007)

      Transportation

       Bermuda

      Airports:

      1 (2007)

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2007)

      Roadways:

      total: 447 km paved: 447 km note: public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km (2007)

      Merchant marine:

      total: 137 by type: bulk carrier 23, chemical tanker 3, container 22, liquefied gas 33, passenger 24, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 9 foreign-owned: 115 (Australia 1, China 10, France 1, Germany 22, Greece 9, Hong Kong 4, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Japan 2, Nigeria 11, Norway 5, Sweden 20, UK 3, US 23) registered in other countries: 50 (Bahamas 12, Marshall Islands 4, Philippines 34) (2008)

      Ports and terminals:

      Hamilton, Saint George

      Military

       Bermuda

      Military branches:

      Bermuda Regiment (2008)

      Military service age and obligation:

      18–23 years of age; eligible men required to register for conscription as needed into the Bermuda Regiment, which is largely voluntary; term of service 39 months (2007)

      Manpower available for military service:

      males age 16–49: 15,623 (2008 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 12,682 (2008 est.)

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 426 female: 445 (2008 est.)

      Military expenditures:

      0.11% of GDP (2005 est.)

      Military - note:

      defense is the responsibility of the UK

      Transnational Issues

       Bermuda

      Disputes - international:

      none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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      Introduction

       Bhutan

      Background:

      In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land to British India. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This role was assumed by independent India after 1947. Two years later, a formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned the areas of Bhutan annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. A refugee issue of over 100,000 Bhutanese in Nepal remains unresolved; 90% of the refugees are housed in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps. In March 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the

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