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Compare British Virgin Islands (2005) - Jan Mayen (2008)

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 British Virgin Islands (2005)Jan Mayen (2008)
 British Virgin IslandsJan Mayen
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) -
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.)		 -
Agriculture - products fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish -
Airports 3 (2004 est.) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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		 total: 377 sq km


land: 377 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency. This desolate, artic, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
Birth rate 14.96 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Budget revenues: $121.5 million


expenditures: $115.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997)		 -
Capital Road Town -
Climate subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline 80 km 124.1 km
Constitution 1 June 1977 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: British Virgin Islands


abbreviation: BVI		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Death rate 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Debt - external $36.1 million (1997) -
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient NA -
Economy - overview The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income. An estimated 350,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 1998. Tourism suffered in 2002 because of the lackluster US economy. 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. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. 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. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations on the island.
Electricity - consumption 33.74 million kWh (2002) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - production 36.28 million kWh (2002) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mount Sage 521 m		 lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m


highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m
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) NA
Ethnic groups black 83%, white, Indian, Asian and mixed -
Exchange rates the US dollar is used -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Tom MACAN (since 14 October 2002)


head of government: Chief Minister Orlando D. SMITH (since 17 June 2003)


cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the Legislative Council


elections: none; 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 chief minister by the governor		 -
Exports NA -
Exports - commodities rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand -
Exports - partners Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
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) the flag of Norway is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 1.8%


industry: 6.2%


services: 92% (1996 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $38,500 (2004 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 1% (2002 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 18 30 N, 64 30 W 71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Highways total: 177 km


paved: 177 km


unpaved: 0 km (2000)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering -
Imports NA -
Imports - commodities building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery -
Imports - partners Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US -
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center -
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.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2003) -
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate), UNESCO (associate), UPU -
Irrigated land NA 0 sq km
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 -
Labor force 12,770 (2004) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 20%


permanent crops: 6.67%


other: 73.33% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages English (official) -
Legal system English law the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
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 four-year terms)


elections: last held 16 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NDP 8, VIP 5		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 76.49 years


male: 75.41 years


female: 77.62 years (2005 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)


male: NA%


female: NA%		 -
Location Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Arctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 4 nm


contiguous zone: 10 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Merchant marine total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,825 GRT/155,909 DWT


by type: cargo 1


registered in other countries: 7 (2005)		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of Norway
National holiday Territory Day, 1 July -
Nationality noun: British Virgin Islander(s)


adjective: British Virgin Islander		 -
Natural hazards hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October) dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
Natural resources NEGL none
Net migration rate 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
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 NA -
Population 22,643 (July 2005 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 2.06% (2005 est.) -
Ports and harbors Road Town -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998)
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) -
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.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: worldwide telephone service


domestic: NA


international: country code - 1-284; submarine cable to Bermuda		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 11,700 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 8,000 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus one cable company) (1997) -
Terrain coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Total fertility rate 1.72 children born/woman (2005 est.) -
Unemployment rate 3% (1995) -
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