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Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, northeast of Miami, Florida, south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It is the oldest and most populous remaining British overseas territory, settled by England a century before the Acts of Union created the United Kingdom.
The territory consists of approximately 138 islands.
Bermuda has a highly affluent economy, with a large financial sector and tourism industry giving it the world´s highest GDP per capita in 2005. It has a subtropical climate, beaches with pink sand, and cerulean blue oceans.
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