telephone system; fiber optic
trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; submarine cables - 3 (fiber
optic); satellite earth stations - 3 (2005)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)

Radios:
82,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
3 (2005)

Televisions:
66,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.bm

Internet hosts:
8,114 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
20 (2000)

Internet users:
39,000 (2005)

Transportation Bermuda

Airports:
1 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2006)

Roadways:
total: 447 km
paved: 447 km
note: public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km (2002)

Merchant marine:
total: 132 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,873,728 GRT/8,688,692 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 25, cargo 1, container 24, liquefied gas 23,
passenger 19, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated
cargo 13, roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 116 (Australia 3, Belgium 4, France 1, Germany 21,
Greece 2, Hong Kong 10, Indonesia 1, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Monaco 2,
Nigeria 11, Norway 5, Sweden 14, Switzerland 2, UK 9, US 27)
registered in other countries: 6 (Liberia 1, Marshall Islands 4,
Panama 1) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Hamilton, Saint George

Military Bermuda

Military branches:
no regular military forces

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 15,151 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 12,165 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 408 (2005 est.)

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 8 February, 2007

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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 to British India. 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 fore