The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);

       submarine cable

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998 est.)

      Radios: 400,000 (1998 est.)

      Television broadcast stations: 2 (one privately owned) (1997)

      Televisions: 30,000 (1998 est.)

      Transportation

      Railways:

       total: 578 km (single track)

       narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)

      Highways:

       total: 6,787 km

       paved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 5,430 km (1996 est.)

      Waterways: navigable along small sections, important only locally

      Ports and harbors: Cotonou, Porto-Novo

      Merchant marine: none

      Airports: 5 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with paved runways: total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with unpaved runways:

       total: 3

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

       914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1998 est.)

      Military

      Military branches: Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),

       National Gendarmerie

      Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age

      Military manpower—availability: males age 15–49: 1,363,878 females age 15–49: 1,425,987 (1999 est.) note: both sexes are liable for military service

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 697,715

       females age 15–49: 722,323 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—reaching military age annually:

       males: 67,622

       females: 67,238 (1999 est.)

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $27 million (1996)

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 1.2% (1996)

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: none

      Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics associated with

       Nigerian trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for

       Western Europe and the US

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      @Bermuda———

      Geography

      Location: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic

       Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)

      Geographic coordinates: 32 20 N, 64 45 W

      Map references: North America

      Area:

       total: 50 sq km

       land: 50 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

      Area—comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 103 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate: subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter

      Terrain: low hills separated by fertile depressions

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Town Hill 76 m

      Natural resources: limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

      Land use:

       arable land: 6%

       permanent crops: 0%

       permanent pastures: 0%

       forests and woodland: 0%

       other: 94% (1997 est.)

       note: developed (55%) and rural/open space (39%) comprise 94% of

       Bermudian land area

      Irrigated land: NA sq km

      Natural hazards: hurricanes (June to November)

      Environment—current issues: asbestos disposal; water pollution; preservation of open space

      Environment—international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

      Geography—note: consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land, reclaimed and otherwise, was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995

      People

      Population: 62,472 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 20% (male 6,174; female 6,023)

       15–64 years: 70% (male 21,479; female 22,041)

       65 years and over: 10% (male 2,897; female 3,858) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 0.72% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 11.83 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 7.27 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 9.27 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.97 years male: 75.19 years female: 78.83 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Bermudian(s) adjective: Bermudian

      Ethnic groups: black 61%, white and other 39%

      Religions: Anglican 28%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal (Zion) 12%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Methodist 5%, other 34% (1991)

      Languages: English (official), Portuguese

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 98%

       male: 98%

       female: 99% (1970 est.)

      Government

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda

      Data code: BD

      Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK

      Government type: NA

      Capital: Hamilton

      Administrative divisions: 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;

       Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*,

       Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick

      Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday: Bermuda Day, 24 May

      Constitution: 8 June 1968

      Legal system: English law

      Suffrage: