he
US dollar)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Bermuda

Telephones - main lines in use:
56,000 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
37,873 (2003)

Telephone system:
general assessment: good
domestic: fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic
trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; 3 fiber optic submarine cables;
satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2004)

Radios:
82,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
4 (2004)

Televisions:
66,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.bm

Internet hosts:
5,161 (2001)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
20 (2000)

Internet users:
34,500 (2003)

Transportation Bermuda

Highways:
total: 450 km
paved: 450 km
unpaved: 0 km
note: public roads - 209 km; private roads - 241 km (2002)

Ports and harbors:
Hamilton, Saint George

Merchant marine:
total: 108 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,845,326 GRT/6,501,782 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 6, container 22, liquefied gas 13,
passenger 13, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated
cargo 11, roll on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: 103 (Australia 2, Canada 20, Finland 2, Germany 1,
Greece 1, Hong Kong 5, Indonesia 1, Nigeria 8, Norway 5, Sweden 9,
Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 27, United States 20)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Airports:
1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Military Bermuda

Military branches:
Bermuda Regiment

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$4.03 million (2001)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.11% (FY00/01)

Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues Bermuda

Disputes - international:
none

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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@Bhutan

Introduction Bhutan

Background:
In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under
which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding
some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in
1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British
agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs and Bhutan
allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This ro