usable:
1
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
1 on Diego Garcia
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,229-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
minimal facilities; broadcast stations (operated by US Navy) - 1 AM, 1
FM, 1 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

@British Indian Ocean Territory, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

@British Virgin Islands

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Affiliation:
(dependent territory of the UK)

@British Virgin Islands, Geography

Location:
Caribbean, in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 110 km east of Puerto
Rico
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area:
150 sq km
land area:
150 sq km
comparative area:
about 0.8 times the size of Washington, DC
note:
includes the island of Anegada
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
80 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Terrain:
coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
20%
permanent crops:
7%
meadows and pastures:
33%
forest and woodland:
7%
other:
33%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
subject to hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
international agreements:
NA
Note:
strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

@British Virgin Islands, People

Population:
12,864 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.24% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
20.31 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
6.09 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
19.51 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.67 years
male:
70.83 years
female:
74.65 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.27 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective:
British Virgin Islander
Ethnic divisions:
black 90%, white, Asian
Religions:
Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other
2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)
Languages:
English (official)