The 1997 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ representation in the US: none (dependent territory of the

       UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: none (dependent territory of the UK)

      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 VIGILATE (Be Watchful)

      Economy

      Economy - overview: The economy, one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, which generates an estimated 45% of the national income. In 1985, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. 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 traditional close links with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands have used the dollar as their currency since 1959.

      GDP: purchasing power parity - $135 million (1995 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate: 4% (1995 est.)

      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $10,200 (1995 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3% industry: 14% services: 83% (1989)

      Inflation rate - consumer price index: 2.5% (1990 est.)

      Labor force: total: 4,911 (1980) by occupation: tourism NA%

      Unemployment rate: 3% (1995)

      Budget: revenues: $77.1 million expenditures : $76.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY93/94)

      Industries: tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center

      Industrial production growth rate: 4% (1985)

      Electricity - capacity: NA kW

      Electricity - production: NA kWh

      Electricity - consumption per capita: NA kWh

      Agriculture - products: fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish

      Exports: total value: $3.4 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities : rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US

      Imports: total value: $11.5 million (c.i.f., 1988) commodities: building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US

      Debt - external: $4.5 million (1985)

      Economic aid: $NA

      Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

      Exchange rates: US currency is used

      Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

      @British Virgin Islands:Communications

      Telephones: 6,291 (1990 est.)

      Telephone system: worldwide telephone service domestic: NA international: submarine cable to Bermuda

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1995)

      Radios: 9,000 (1992 est.)

      Television broadcast stations: 1

      Televisions: 4,000 (1992 est.)

      @British Virgin Islands:Transportation

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 113 km (1995 est.) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km

      Ports and harbors: Road Town

      Merchant marine: none (1995 est.)

      Airports: 3 (1996 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 2 914 to 1,523 m : 1 under 914 m: 1 (1996 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total : 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1996 est.)

      Military

      Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes - international: none ______________________________________________________________________

      BRUNEI

      @Brunei:Geography

      Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and

       Malaysia

      Geographic coordinates: 4 30 N, 114 40 E

      Map references: Southeast Asia

      Area: total: 5,770 sq km land : 5,270 sq km water: 500 sq km

      Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Delaware

      Land boundaries: total: 381 km border countries: Malaysia 381 km

      Coastline: 161 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy

      Terrain: flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west

      Elevation extremes: lowest point : South China Sea 0 m highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m

      Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber

      Land use: arable land : 1% permanent crops: 1% permanent pastures: 1% forests and woodland: 85% other: 12% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare

      Environment - current issues: NA

      Environment - international agreements: party to : Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note: close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia

      @Brunei:People

      Population: 307,616 (July 1997 est.)

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