LOCATION:
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (U.S.)

POPULATION:
65,365 (July 2005 est.)

CAPITAL:
Hamilton

GOVERNMENT TYPE:
Parliamentary British overseas territory with internal self-government

EXECUTIVE BRANCH:
Chief of State Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor Sir John Vereker

POLITICAL PARTIES AND LEADERS:
Progressive Labor Party (PLP) William Alexander Scott; United Bermuda Party (UBP) Grant Gibbons

INDUSTRIES:
Tourism, international business, light manufacturing

ECONOMY - OVERVIEW:
Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, nearly equal to that of the U.S.

GDP - PER CAPITA:
Purchasing power parity - $36,000 (2003 est.)

GDP - COMPOSITION BY SECTOR:
Agriculture: 1%, industry: 10%, services: 89% (2002 est.)

GDP - REAL GROWTH RATE:
2% (2003 est.)

Source: CIA The World Factbook