Bermuda
Bermuda: Fast Facts
Official name: Bermuda
Former name: Somers Islands
Official language: English
Other spoken languages: Portuguese
Location: North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)
Capital: Hamilton
Largest City: Hamilton
Currency: Bermudian Dollar (BMD)
Region: North America
Climate: Subtropical, mild, humid; hurricane season (June to November)
Geography note: Consists of approximately 138 coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes
Interesting feature: Pink sand beaches that get their color from the shells of one-celled animals called foraminifera, or forams for short, the local species of which (Homotrema rubrum) has red-colored shells
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