Where is Bermuda? Which country does it belong to?

The Bermuda Islands are located in the North Atlantic Ocean, between 32°14' and 32°25' north latitude, and between 64°38' and 64°53' west longitude. Bermuda is a self-governing British overseas territory.

The Bermuda Islands are composed of 7 main islands and more than 150 small islands and reef groups, distributed in a fishhook shape. Bermuda is the largest island. Only 20 islands are inhabited. The average annual temperature is 21℃.

Bermuda is the oldest British overseas territory, one or two centuries before the promulgation of the Acts of Union 1707 (Acts of Union 1707) and the establishment of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Decolonization Committee has listed it as one of the 16 non-self-governing territories in the world since 1945.

Bermuda’s diplomacy is controlled by the United Kingdom. Bermuda serves as a member of the UK delegation to the International Labor Organization, World Health Organization and other international organizations. The United States of America has a Consul General in Bermuda.

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In the early 16th century, Bermuda was first discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez (Juan de Bermudez) in about 1503, but his records only gave a rough description. .

In 1511, Bermuda and the Spaniard were mentioned in the book "Legatio Babylonica" written by Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. In the same year, Spain added the island to its nautical charts. Spanish and Portuguese ships used Bermuda as a depot for fresh meat and water.

In 1615, Bermuda transferred a new company, the Somers Island Company ("Somers Island" is still the official name of the colony), which was composed of the same shareholders. The first British coins in the United States were minted here.

Due to insufficient land, Bermuda faces problems caused by population growth. During the first two centuries of colonization, the region relied on steady immigration to control the population. Before the American Revolution, there were more than 10,000 Bermudians who immigrated, mainly to the American South. There, England (later known as Great Britain) was replacing Spain as the dominant empire in Europe.

Before the end of the 18th century, the steady flow of foreign immigrants had not stopped, and navigation became the only industry. At that time, at least one-third of the island's manpower was at sea at any one time.

In the early 20th century, with the development of modern transportation and communication systems, Bermuda became a popular tourist destination for tourists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

In 1930, the United States enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which interrupted Bermuda's prosperous agricultural export trade to its trading partners and encouraged Bermuda to develop tourism. From an economic perspective, tourism is closely followed by the international financial industry.

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