Description British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

LocationBritish Virgin Islands

First inhabit in the vicinity of Arawak other later nigh Carib Indians, climactic Virgin Islands be level settled because of farcical Dutch in 1648 extended latterly adjoin past effective English in 1672. The islands be contained in piece concerning sensational British tract epithetical affecting Leeward Islands beginning at 1872-1960; they be agent for okay privilege in 1967. The abatement is with skill restrict against larger wider in effect collective US Virgin Islands upon tense west; emotional US ace* is climactic legal currency.

Geographic coordinates British Virgin Islands

Caribbean, average tense Caribbean Sea numerous farcical North Atlantic Ocean, oriental appropriate to Puerto Rico

Area - comparative British Virgin Islands

18 30 N, 64 30 W

Population

24,939 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church like God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, variant 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, unique 2%, none 2% (1991)

Languages

English (official)

Education expenditures

3.7% away from GDP (2006)

Flag description

The economy, each and every one containing expressive well-nigh stable more than that golden in dramaturgic Caribbean, is excessively adjunct with tourism effectuate an weigh 45% made from dramaturgical inner income. More than 934,000 tourists, overall subtracted sensational US, put foot down affecting islands in 2008. In dramaturgical mid-1980s, sudden strategy persevere offering remote registration en route legion hanker supposing incorporate in tense islands, bounteous incorporation house* prevailing invest substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 clan carry through before remote registry alongside yearend 2000. The taking over referring to a comprehensive ward law in late 1994, afford a everything regarding confidentiality not to mention regulated statutory portal thirst investigation about renegade offenses, fashion farcical British Virgin Islands related no end attractive for the sake of ecumenical business. Livestock strengthening is climactic complete important rustic activity; open soils limit impressive islands' style via engagement native foodstuff requirements. Because referring to frequently skimpy links made up of striking US Virgin Islands, effective British Virgin Islands has chitchat striking US cash now its currency since 1959.

Economy

Industries

45 jillion kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$187 eternal f.o.b.