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BERMUDA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Ministry of Public Works Country Profile
3rd Floor General Post Office Building
56 Church Street 1990 2000 2010 2016
World view
Hamilton HM 12 Population, total (millions) 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07
Bermuda Population growth (annual %) 0.8 0.9 -0.8 0.1
Tel: (441) 295-5151 Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fax: (441) 295-0170 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 1,186.5 1,236.7 1,302.5 1,306.6
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. .. ..
EDUCATION Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) .. .. .. ..
The Bermuda Government offers a continuum GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 1.61 .. 7.19 6.90
of free education to Bermudians from birth to GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 27,060 .. 110,440 106,140
4.49
1.57
4.33
16. Compulsory school age is by law from GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 26,490 .. .. 68,910 66,670
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
5 years to 16 years of age. Approximately People
60% of Bermudian students who are of Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. ..
compulsory school age attend public schools. Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 74 78 79 81
The remainder attends fee-paying private Fertility rate, total (births per woman) .. 1.7 1.8 1.6
schools or home schools. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) .. .. .. ..
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Over the last few decades there has been a Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. .. .. ..
significant improvement in the education Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) .. .. .. ..
system. The Bermuda Ministry of Education Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
has played a major role in extending the Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. 97 100 81
domain of primary and secondary education. School enrollment, primary (% gross) .. 101.3 92.3 90.3
The mission of the Government-owned or School enrollment, secondary (% gross) .. 79 79 72
maintained schools, also known in Bermuda School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) .. 1 1 1
as public schools, is the provision of an Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
environment in which each student may Environment
develop academic, practical and physical Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.0 0.0 0.0 .. 0.0
5.1
5.1
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
4.9
skills; practice critical and creative thinking; Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. .. .. ..
exemplify aesthetic, social, moral and Improved water source (% of population with access) .. .. .. ..
spiritual values which characterize a secure, Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) .. .. .. ..
self-confident individual who is capable of Urban population growth (annual %) 0.8 0.9 -0.8 0.1
constructive participation in the community Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) .. .. .. ..
and effective functioning in an age of change, CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 8.47 8.36 9.35 8.84
with life-long, self-directed learning. Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..
Economy
GDP (current US$) (billions) 1.59 3.48 5.74 5.57
INFRASTRUCTURE GDP growth (annual %) 0.0 9.3 -2.1 -2.5
TRANSPORTATION Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 6.0 -4.2 1.0 3.2
LAND Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) .. 1 1 ..
Railroads: None Industry, value added (% of GDP) .. 12 8 ..
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) .. 88 91 ..
Highways: There are approximately 140 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) .. .. 47 48
miles of public highways and 138 miles of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) .. .. 30 30
private road. The Bermuda Government has Gross capital formation (% of GDP) .. .. 13 12
invested substantially in improvements and Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
maintenance to public and private roads, street Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
lighting and docks, landing places and bridges. States and markets
Time required to start a business (days) .. .. .. ..
SEA Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Sea Ports: The chief port of Bermuda is Military expenditure (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Hamilton. There is a secondary port at St. Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 1.9 20.7 135.8 57.9
George’s and a third “free port”, Freeport, on Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 42.9 84.2 98.0
Ireland Island. High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) .. .. 7 27
Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. .. ..
AIR Global links
Airport: The Bermuda International Airport, Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 41 22 17 18
nine miles from Hamilton, is modern and well Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. .. 100 .. 72 .. 80 ..
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions)
equipped. The airport is 536 acres. Its runway Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) .. .. .. ..
12/30 is 9,713 feet in length and 150 feet Net migration (thousands) .. .. .. ..
wide. There are eleven taxiways, all 75 feet Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) .. .. 1,261 1,398
wide. The terminal apron has eight aircraft Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) .. 67 223 -204
parking bays. The cargo terminal has 25,850 Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 42.2 .. .. ..
square feet. Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.

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