The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">       15–64 years: 74% (male 7,300; female 6,896)

       65 years and over: 5% (male 539; female 444) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.37% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 15.92 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 4.65 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 12.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      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: 1.21 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.13 years male: 74.37 years female: 75.92 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander

      Ethnic groups: black 90%, white, Asian

      Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)

      Languages: English (official)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)

       male: NA%

       female: NA%

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: none

       conventional short form: British Virgin Islands

       abbreviation: BVI

      Data code: VI

      Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK

      Government type: NA

      Capital: Road Town

      Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday: Territory Day, 1 July

      Constitution: 1 June 1977

      Legal system: English law

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),

       represented by Governor David MACKILLIGIN (since NA June 1995)

       head of government: Chief Minister Ralph T. O'NEAL (since 15 May

       1995; appointed after the death of former Chief Minister H. Lavity

       STOUTT)

       cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of

       the Legislative Council

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by

       the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor from among the

       members of the Legislative Council

      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

       five-year terms)

       elections: last held 20 February 1995 (next to be held NA February

       2000)

       election results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—VIP 6,

       CCM 2, UP 2, independents 3

      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

      Political parties and leaders: United Party or UP [Conrad

      International organization participation: Caricom (associate),

       CDB, ECLAC (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate),

       UNESCO (associate)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of

       the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas 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 the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. An estimated 250,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 1997. 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.

      GDP: purchasing power parity—$183 million (1997 est.)

      GDP—real growth rate: 4.7% (1997)

      GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity?$10,000 (1997 est.)

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