Natural hazards:
hurricanes (June to November)
Environment - current issues:
sustainable development
Geography - note:
consists of about 138 coral islands and islets with ample rainfall,
but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased by US
Government from 1941 to 1995
People Bermuda
Population:
65,773 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.6% (male 6,146/female 6,098)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 22,562/female 22,954)
65 years and over: 12.2% (male 3,479/female 4,534) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.2 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.61% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
11.4 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)