The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ structure:

      0–14 years: 20% (male 2,432/female 2,366) 15–64 years: 74.4% (male 9,178/female 8,715) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 697/female 653) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 32 years male: 32.1 years female: 31.9 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.88% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      14.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.07 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 15.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 77.07 years male: 75.88 years female: 78.32 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

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

      Ethnic groups:

      black 83.4%, white 7%, mixed 5.4%, Indian 3.4%, other 0.8% (1991 census)

      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%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

      Languages:

      English (official)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 17 years male: 15 years female: 19 years (2005)

      Education expenditures:

      3.7% of GDP (2006)

      Government

       British Virgin Islands

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: British Virgin Islands abbreviation: BVI

      Dependency status:

      overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

      Government type:

      NA

      Capital:

      name: Road Town geographic coordinates: 18 27 N, 64 37 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Independence:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday:

      Territory Day, 1 July (1956)

      Constitution:

      13 June 2007

      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 PEAREY (since 18 April 2006) head of government: Premier Ralph T. O'NEAL (since 23 August 2007) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly elections: 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 premier by the governor

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral House of Assembly (13 elected seats and 1 non-voting ex officio member in the attorney general; members are elected by direct popular vote, 1 member from each of nine electoral districts, 4 at-large members; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 20 August 2007 (next to be held in 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - VIP 45.2%, NDP 39.6%, independent 15.2%; seats by party - VIP 10, NDP 2, independent 1

      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:

      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]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      The Family Support Network; The Women's Desk other: environmentalists

      International organization participation:

      Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WFTU

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