Location: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)

Language: English (official), Portuguese

Currency: 1 Bermudian dollar (Bd$) = 100 cents

Population: 62,472

Natural Hazards: hurricanes (June to November)

Import: miscellaneous manufactured articles, machinery and
transport equipment, food and live animals, chemicals

Export: reexports of pharmaceuticals

Industries: tourism, finance, insurance, structural concrete products, paints, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, ship repairing

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 225 km
paved: 225 km
unpaved: 0 km (1997 est.)
note: in addition, there are 232 km of paved and unpaved roads that are
privately owned

Ports & Harbors: Hamilton, Saint George

Location: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal

Language: Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of creole Portuguese and West African words)

Currency: 1 Cape Verdean escudo (CVEsc) = 100 centavos

Population: 405,748

Natural Hazards: prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active

Import: foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial products,
transport equipment, fuels

Export: shoes, garments, fish, bananas, hides,

Industries: food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair,

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 1,100 km
paved: 858 km
unpaved: 242 km (1996 est.)

Ports & Harbors: Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal

Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Language: Eskimo dialects, Danish, Greenlandic

Currency: 1 Danish krone (DKr) = 100 oere

Population: 59,827

Natural Hazards: continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island

Import: machinery and transport equipment 25%, manufactured goods 18%, food and live animals 11%, petroleum products 6%

Export: fish and fish products 95%

Industries: fish processing (mainly shrimp), handicrafts, furs, small shipyards

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 150 km
paved: 60 km
unpaved: 90 km

Ports & Harbors: Kangerluarsoruseq, Kangerlussuaq, Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk (Godthab), Sisimiut

Location: Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Language: French

Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

Population: 6,966

Natural Hazards: persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard

Import: meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials

Export: fish and fish products, fox and mink pelts

Industries: fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 114 km
paved: 69 km
unpaved: 45 km

Ports & Harbors: Saint Pierre