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British Virgin Islands information
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location:
caribbean. between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean. east of puerto rico
geographic coordinates:
18 30 n. 64 30 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
area:
total: 153 sq km land: 153 sq km water: 0 sq km note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of anegada
area - comparative:
about 0.9 times the size of washington. dc
land boundaries:
0 km
coastline:
80 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
climate:
subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
terrain:
coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep. hilly
elevation extremes:
lowest point: caribbean sea 0 m highest point: mount sage 521 m
natural resources:
negl
land use:
arable land: 20% permanent crops: 6.67% other: 73.33% (2001)
irrigated land:
na
natural hazards:
hurricanes and tropical storms (july to october)
environment - current issues:
limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on tortola. most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)
geography - note:
strong ties to nearby us virgin islands and puerto rico
population:
22.643 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 2.400/female 2.358) 15-64 years: 73.9% (male 8.607/female 8.115) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 614/female 549) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 30.9 years male: 31.1 years female: 30.7 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.06% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
14.96 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
4.42 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
10.01 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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 (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.49 years male: 75.41 years female: 77.62 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.72 children born/woman (2005 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%. white. indian. asian and mixed
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)
languages:
english (official)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: na% female: na%
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
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