Bermuda‚ is a British Overseas Territory, member of the Caribbean Community, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the east shore of North America about 1,070‚ km (665‚ mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 1,236‚ km (768‚ mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and 1,578‚ km (981‚ mi) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico and lies 1,544‚ km (959‚ mi) north of Road Town, British Virgin Islands. The capital city is Hamilton.