Bermuda

Bermuda
Status	Dependency (Overseas Territory)
Sovereignty	UK
Capital	Hamilton
Land Area	50km21
Location	North America, The Americas
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	BM, BMU, 602
Internet Domain	.bm3
Currency	Dollar (BMD)4
Telephone	+5

Although Bermuda was initially a general tourist destination, in recent decades it has become an exclusive perserve of the rich and famous₆. Although some describe it as an "offshore financial centre", it's more bluntly called a Tax Haven, wherein rich individuals, corporations, and criminal syndicates, hide vast sums of money from authorities₇. The UK actively protects its status as such.

1. Overview
2. Bermuda's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
3. Bermuda's Modernity and Learning
4. Religion and Beliefs
5. Links

1. Overview

#bermuda

“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.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“Playground of the rich and famous, this little British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic shines as an island holiday destination with a great mix of luxury life and colonial cool. Bermuda´s promise of sun, sea and pink sand lures vacationers to its shores. Celebs like to call it home, and millionaire executives pop over for a little R&R. If you´re looking for peace and quiet, Bermuda has pampering resorts to soothe your soul. Romantics will find atmospheric inns with four-poster beds and candlelight dining. The island is surrounded by a fantastic coral reef that harbors colorful fish and has ensnared scores of shipwrecks, making for memorable diving and snorkeling at spots like Elbow Beach in Paget Parish. Elsewhere, the crystal-clear waters of Southampton Parish provide perfect conditions for kayaking and yachting.On land you can play a round at a world-class golf course, hike peaceful trails and sunbathe on glorious pink-sand beaches. Or stroll the crooked streets of the colonial settlement of the Town of St George, Britain´s oldest surviving town in the New World, which is so well preserved it´s been made a World Heritage site.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₈

As a territory of the UK I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Bermuda's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #politics #women

Gender Equality:

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Prejudice:

3. Bermuda's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Education:

Technology and Information:

4. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₈:

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 49.2% (Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.7, other Protestant 18.1%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, other 12.4%, unspecified 6.2%, none 17.7% (2010 census)₁₉.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems