 Definition  Field Listing  Rank
Order
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Population: |
22,187 (July
2004 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14
years: 21.5% (male 2,402; female 2,361)
15-64 years:
73.5% (male 8,395; female 7,911)
65 years and over: 5%
(male 594; female 524) (2004 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 30.9 years
male: 31.1 years
female: 30.7 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
2.06% (2004
est.) |
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Birth rate: |
14.96
births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
4.42
deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
10.01
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65
years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total:
18.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.02 deaths/1,000
live births
female: 14.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2004
est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total
population: 76.27 years
male: 75.24 years
female: 77.36 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.72 children
born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun:
British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin
Islander |
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Ethnic groups: |
black 83%,
white, Indian, Asian and mixed |
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Religions: |
Protestant
86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day
Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman
Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991) |
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Languages: |
English
(official) |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA
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Country name: |
conventional long form: none
conventional short
form: British Virgin Islands
abbreviation: BVI |
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Dependency status: |
overseas
territory of the UK; internal self-governing |
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Government type: |
NA |
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Capital: |
Road Town
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Administrative divisions: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Independence: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday: |
Territory
Day, 1 July |
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Constitution: |
1 June 1977
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Legal system: |
English law
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Suffrage: |
18 years of
age; universal |
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Executive branch: |
chief of
state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented
by Governor Tom MACAN (since 14 October 2002)
head of
government: Chief Minister Orlando D. SMITH (since 17 June 2003)
cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from
members of the Legislative Council
elections: none; the
monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following
legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the
leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister
by the governor |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral
Legislative Council (13 seats; members are elected by direct popular
vote, one member from each of 9 electoral districts, four at-large
members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last
held 16 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
election
results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 8,
VIP 5 |
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Judicial branch: |
Eastern
Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and
the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of
the islands and presides over the High Court); Magistrate's Court;
Juvenile Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Concerned
Citizens Movement or CCM [Ethlyn SMITH]; National Democratic Party
or NDP [Orlando SMITH]; United Party or UP [Gregory MADURO]; Virgin
Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
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International organization participation: |
Caricom
(associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate),
UNESCO (associate) |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Flag description: |
blue, with
the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin
Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the
coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical
column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word
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Economy - overview: |
The economy,
one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly
dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national
income. An estimated 350,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited
the islands in 1998. Tourism suffered in 2002 because of the
lackluster US economy. In the mid-1980s, the government began
offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate
in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial
revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by
yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late
1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated
statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, is
expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to
international business. Livestock raising is the most important
agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet
domestic food requirements. Because of traditionally close links
with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the
dollar as its currency since 1959. |
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GDP: |
purchasing
power parity - $320 million (2002 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
1% (2002
est.) |
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GDP - per capita: |
purchasing
power parity - $16,000 (2002 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 1.8%
industry: 6.2%
services: 92% (1996 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest
10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
2.5% (2002)
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Labor force: |
4,911 (1980)
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture
NA, industry NA, services NA |
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Unemployment rate: |
3% (1995)
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Budget: |
revenues: $121.5 million
expenditures: $115.5
million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997) |
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Agriculture - products: |
fruits,
vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish |
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Industries: |
tourism,
light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore
financial center |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
NA |
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Electricity - production: |
38.1 million
kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - consumption: |
35.43 million
kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - exports: |
0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity - imports: |
0 kWh (2001)
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Oil - production: |
0 bbl/day
(2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption: |
420 bbl/day
(2001 est.) |
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Oil - exports: |
NA (2001)
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Oil - imports: |
NA (2001)
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Exports: |
$25.3 million
(2002) |
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Exports - commodities: |
rum, fresh
fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand |
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Exports - partners: |
Virgin
Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US |
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Imports: |
$187 million
(2002 est.) |
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Imports - commodities: |
building
materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery |
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Imports - partners: |
Virgin
Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US |
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Debt - external: |
$36.1 million
(1997) |
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Economic aid - recipient: |
NA |
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Currency: |
US dollar
(USD) |
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Currency code: |
USD |
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Exchange rates: |
the US
dollar is used |
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Fiscal year: |
1 April - 31
March Learn geography the easy way by playing ZL's Geographycards (www.geographycards.com)
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