Interesting facts about Bermuda Is a great opportunity to learn more about the UK holdings. They are located at the crossroads of sea routes. For many, this region, better known as the Bermuda Triangle, is primarily associated with the inexplicable disappearances of aircraft and ships, the controversy about which continues today.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Bermuda.
- Bermuda has 181 islands and reefs, with only 20 of them inhabited.
- Did you know that the Governor of Great Britain deals with the foreign policy, police and defense of Bermuda (see interesting facts about Great Britain)?
- The total area of Bermuda is only 53 km².
- Bermuda is considered an overseas territory of Britain.
- It is curious that Bermuda was originally called the "Somers Islands".
- The official language of Bermuda is English.
- In the period 1941-1995. 11% of the territory of Bermuda was occupied by British and American military bases.
- The Spanish were the first to discover the islands at the beginning of the 16th century, but they refused to colonize them. About 100 years later, the first English settlement was formed here.
- An interesting fact is that there are no rivers in Bermuda. Here you can see only small reservoirs with sea water.
- In the first half of the 20th century, some local islands were connected by rail.
- Up to 80% of Bermuda's food is imported from abroad.
- Bermuda has an unusual origin - coral formations that appeared on the surface of an underwater volcano.
- Bermuda juniper grows on the islands, which can be seen only here and nowhere else.
- Since Bermuda has no fresh water bodies, locals have to collect rainwater.
- The national currency is the Bermuda dollar, pegged to the US dollar at a 1: 1 ratio.
- Tourism is one of the main sources of income for Bermuda. Up to 600,000 tourists come here annually, while no more than 65,000 people live on the islands.
- The highest point in Bermuda is only 76 m.
