A group of 150 small coral islands located about 580 miles east of North Carolina, Bermuda covers only 20.6 square miles. The capital city is Hamilton. The island's convenient location annually attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists.. Bermuda's House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of the British Overseas Territory and dates back to 1620, making it the oldest legislative body among British dependencies. Content with their British ties, in 1995 Bermuda voters rejected independence by a 3 to 1 majority.