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British Virgin Islands
Area: 151 sq km
Population: 31 196 inhab. (estimate 2017)
Density: 206.60 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 18° N; long. 65° W
Capital: Road Town (chief town) 12 600 inhab. (2012);
Currency: US dollar (100 cents)
Premier: Andrew Fahie, since 26 February 2019
Internet: www.bvi.gov.vg (Government of the Virgin Islands)
Member of Caricom associated
British Virgin Islands
Useful informationGMT -4
DST not applied
Politics and current affairsA British overseas territory with wide self-government powers.
Geography.
In the northeastern part of the Virgin Islands Archipelago and Lesser Antilles east of Puerto Rico.
There are some 40 islands of varying sizes, the largest of which are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. The volcanic islands are mostly jagged and mountainous with a hot, humid climate.
Administrative division
| Island | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anegada | 38.6 sq km | 285 inhab. | 2010 |
| Cooper Island | 1.4 sq km | 26 inhab. | 2010 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Town | 12 600 | inhab. | 2012 |
Population
| Population by age and gender (% - 2018) | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| MALE | AGE | FEMALE | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 8.8 | ‰ | 2015 |
| Death rate | 4.5 | ‰ | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 44 | % | 2010 |
| other Christian | 20.6 | % | 2010 |
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| English (official) |
| English Creole |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 16.7 | % | 2018 |
| 15-29 years | 21.6 | % | 2018 |
Economy
Economy.
Agriculture, livestock farming and fishing.
There are rum distilleries on Tortola.
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100) | 103.25 | index | 2016 |
| GDP | 995.68 | M US$ | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| agriculture | 16.7 | % | 2013 |
| industry and services | 83.3 | % | 2013 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| agriculture | 0.2 | % | 2017 |
| industry | 6.5 | % | 2017 |
Agriculture
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| arable land | 13.33 | % | 2015 |
| forests | 24.13 | % | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| coconuts | 0.056 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruits, total | 0.539 | 1000 t | 2014 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| bananas | 0.449 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| bananas | 0.048 | 1000 ha | 2017 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| timber | 1 598 | m³ | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| cattle | 2.4 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| cattle and buffaloes | 2.4 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| pigs | 1.5 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheep | 6.1 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| goats | 10 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| asses | 0.3 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| asses and mules | 0.4 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| hides and skins | 0.04 | 1000 t | 2013 |
| meat | 0.253 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| crustaceans and molluscs | 45 | t | 2017 |
| marine fishes | 1 155 | t | 2017 |
Energy
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| - thermal | 125 | M kWh | 2016 |
| non-renewable electricity generation | 98.970 | % | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| - thermal | 44 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
| - other renew. | 1.2 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| total net generation | 126.3 | M kWh | 2016 |
| total installed capacity | 45.2 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
Tourism
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of arrivals | 335 000 | units | 2017 |
| Receipts | 484 | M US$ | 2015 |
Social and welfare
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected years of schooling | 14 | years | 2015 |
| Graduates | 186 | units | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers, primary level | 286 | units | 2015 |
| Teachers, secondary level | 251 | units | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis (prevalence) | 30 | per 100 000 pop. | 2008 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity | 100 | % | 2017 |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | 22.8 | litres | 2008 |
