NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.1% (2008) country comparison to the world: 180 2% (2005)
Agriculture - products:
fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish
Industries:
tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Electricity - production:
45 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 198
Electricity - consumption:
41.85 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 198
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 202
Oil - consumption:
1,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 203
Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 141
Oil - imports:
691 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 192
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 103
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 99
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 203
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 50
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 107
Current account balance:
$134.3 million (1999) country comparison to the world: 56
Exports:
$25.3 million (2002) country comparison to the world: 203
Exports - commodities:
rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand
Imports:
$187 million f.o.b.
Imports - commodities:
building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery
Debt - external:
$36.1 million (1997) country comparison to the world: 188
Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used
Communications ::British Virgin Islands
Telephones - main lines in use:
20,100 (2009) country comparison to the world: 194
Telephones - mobile cellular:
24,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 206
Telephone system:
general assessment: worldwide telephone service
domestic: fixed line connections exceed 80 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is approaching 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1–284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean (2008)
Broadcast media:
1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half dozen private radio stations operating (2007)
Internet country code:
.vg
Internet hosts:
497 (2010) country comparison to the world: 180
Internet users:
4,000 (2002) country comparison to the world: 206
Transportation ::British Virgin Islands
Airports:
4 (2010) country comparison to the world: 184
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2010)
Roadways:
total: 200 km country comparison to the world: 207 paved: 200 km (2007)
Merchant marine:
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008) country comparison to the world: 149
Ports and terminals:
Road Harbor
Military ::British Virgin Islands
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16–49: 7,230 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16–49: 6,028
females age 16–49: 5,778 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 174
female: 167 (2010 est.)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues ::British Virgin Islands
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering
page last updated on January 11, 2011
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@Brunei (East & Southeast Asia)
Introduction ::Brunei
Background:
The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over