Island Details: Bermuda

Name

Bermuda

Location

Atlantic*

Number of Islands (approx.)

138*

Island Details

main island (Grand Bermuda) + 19 other inhabited islands*

Type of Islands

oceanic, coral*

Surface Area (km²)

50.00*

Terrain

low hills separated by fertile depressions*

Highest Elevation (m)

76.0*

Highest Elevation (name)

Town Hill*

Isolation Index

91*

Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)

*

Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)

2.04*

Mean Sea Level (meta)

Time span: 1932-2006; Completeness: ??%; Station ID: 2695540*

Population (total)

65,124*

Population Density (p/km²)

1,302.5*

Population Growth (annual %)

-0.780*

GDP (per capita in current US$)

88,207*

Dominant Economic Sector

offshore banking, tourism*

HDI

0.981*

Administration

dependent (overseas territory of the UK)*

Miscellaneous

Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Vacationing to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has also developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995.*