Capital Hamilton
Largest city Hamilton
Official language(s) English
Population
65,773
Currency Bermuda dollar
Calling code +1-441

Bermuda was first colonised in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists led for Virginia. Tourism to the island to escape North American winters 1st developed in Victorian times. Touristry continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in late years. Bermuda has evolved into a highly successful offshore financial center.

Bermuda's culture is powerfully influenced by the British settlers who came to the island and the Americans who are the closest nation geographically. When several traditions & customs of the island are mostly British, the influence of the U.S. is undeniable. Bermuda's population is likewise made up of a big number of people who have came down given by the African slaves.

Dance and music are both of the most important elements of the singular culture that makes up Bermuda. several dances were influenced by the local Native American tribes or by those of the African slaves. Caribbean influences rule the musical scene on the island.

54.8% of the people is listed as black, 34.1% as white and 6.4% as Mixed Race . The island has a growing Asian community. A significant segment of the people is of Portuguese heritage, the result of immigration given by Portuguese islands, especially the Azores, over the past times century.

In addition to prominent-scale Portuguese immigration, which began with several families from Madeira in the 1840s, there has been kept up immigration caused by the West Indies across the past times century. English is the official language. Portuguese is as well spoken by a minority of the population, mostly Azorean immigrants.