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  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Economy > Population below poverty line: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
  • People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
  • Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • Economy > Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
  • Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
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  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
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STAT United Kingdom Virgin Islands HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 722
Ranked 34th. 17 times more than Virgin Islands
43
Ranked 95th.

Economy > Population below poverty line 14%
Ranked 18th.
28.9%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Oregon twice the size of Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Land 241,590 sq km
Ranked 77th. 698 times more than Virgin Islands
346 sq km
Ranked 198th.

Geography > Climate temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Geography > Geographic coordinates 54 00 N, 2 00 W 18 20 N, 64 50 W
Government > Government type constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm NA
Government > Legal system common law system; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998 US common law
Government > Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords unicameral Senate
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.91%
Ranked 61st.
1.92%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than United Kingdom

Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 34% more than Virgin Islands
1.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 15.44%
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Virgin Islands
15.13%
Ranked 125th.

People > Population 63.18 million
Ranked 1st. 603 times more than Virgin Islands
104,737
Ranked 192nd.

People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.022
Ranked 76th.
0.016
Ranked 72nd.

Religion > Religions Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Economy > Unemployment rate 8%
Ranked 51st. 29% more than Virgin Islands
6.2%
Ranked 13th.
People > Ethnic groups white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 243,610 sq km
Ranked 81st. 128 times more than Virgin Islands
1,910 sq km
Ranked 182nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 10.62%
Ranked 114th. 2% more than Virgin Islands
10.44%
Ranked 133th.

Government > Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice 22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 5.73 million hectares
Ranked 19th. 2865 times more than Virgin Islands
2,000 hectares
Ranked 190th.

Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court of the UK (established in October 2009 taking over appellate jurisdiction formerly vested in the House of Lords is the final court of appeal); Senior Courts of England and Wales (comprising the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland); Scotland's Court of Session and High Court of the Justiciary US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms)
Geography > Land area > Sq. km 241,930 sq km
Ranked 76th. 691 times more than Virgin Islands
350 sq km
Ranked 185th.

People > Birth rate 12.26 births/1,000 population
Ranked 160th. 15% more than Virgin Islands
10.69 births/1,000 population
Ranked 181st.

People > Population growth -0.022%
Ranked 76th.
0.016%
Ranked 72nd.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $986.10 billion
Ranked 6th. 1178 times more than Virgin Islands
$837.00 million
Ranked 166th.

People > Age distribution > Median age 46.96 years
Ranked 77th.
47.54 years
Ranked 63th. 1% more than United Kingdom

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $36,600.00
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
$14,500.00
Ranked 6th.

Government > Political parties and leaders Conservative [David CAMERON]<br />Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (Northern Ireland) [Peter ROBINSON]<br />Labor Party [Ed MILIBAND]<br />Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) [Nick CLEGG]<br />Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) [Leanne WOOD]<br />Scottish National Party or SNP [Alex SALMOND]<br />Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland) [Gerry ADAMS]<br />Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern Ireland) [Alasdair MCDONNELL]<br />Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) [Mike NESBITT]<br />United Kingdom Independent Party or UKIP [Nigel FARAGE] Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]<br />Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]<br />Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]
Economy > Economy > Overview The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the second largest economy in Europe after Germany. Over the past two decades, the government has greatly reduced public ownership and contained the growth of social welfare programs. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining and the UK became a net importer of energy in 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, account by far for the largest proportion of GDP while industry continues to decline in importance. After emerging from recession in 1992, Britain's economy enjoyed the longest period of expansion on record during which time growth outpaced most of Western Europe. In 2008, however, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Sharply declining home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain's economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets; these include nationalizing parts of the banking system, temporarily cutting taxes, suspending public sector borrowing rules, and moving forward public spending on capital projects. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated a five-year austerity program, which aimed to lower London's budget deficit from over 10% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 1% by 2015. In November 2011, Chancellor of the Exchequer George OSBORNE announced additional austerity measures through 2017 because of slower-than-expected economic growth and the impact of the euro-zone debt crisis. The CAMERON government raised the value added tax from 17.5% to 20% in 2011. It has pledged to reduce the corporation tax rate to 21% by 2014. The Bank of England (BoE) implemented an asset purchase program of up to £375 billion (approximately $605 billion) as of December 2012. During times of economic crisis, the BoE coordinates interest rate moves with the European Central Bank, but Britain remains outside the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In 2012, weak consumer spending and subdued business investment weighed on the economy. GDP fell 0.1%, and the budget deficit remained stubbornly high at 7.7% of GDP. Public debt continued to increase. Tourism, trade, and other services are the primary economic activities, accounting for roughly 57% of GDP and about half of total civilian employment in 2010. Goods-producing industries accounted for 23% of GDP in 2010 and government represented 20%. The islands hosted nearly 2.74 million visitors - 2.2 million cruise ship and 536,000 air passengers - in 2011. The manufacturing sector consists of rum distilling, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. The agriculture sector is small, with most food being imported. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support construction projects in the private sector, to expand tourist facilities, to reduce crime, and to protect the environment.
Economy > Exports $473.00 billion
Ranked 10th. 112 times more than Virgin Islands
$4.23 billion
Ranked 2nd.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders 722
Ranked 34th. 17 times more than Virgin Islands
43
Ranked 95th.

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister NA
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
18.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom

People > Gender > Female population 38.5 million
Ranked 33th. 721 times more than Virgin Islands
53,420
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 11.91 million
Ranked 36th. 737 times more than Virgin Islands
16,168
Ranked 192nd.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $35,046.59 per capita
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Virgin Islands
$14,497.82 per capita
Ranked 9th.

Agriculture > Rural population 7,628
Ranked 193th.
39,863
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than United Kingdom

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 5,689.72 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th.
6,657.57 kWh per capita
Ranked 23th. 17% more than United Kingdom

People > Death rate 9.33 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Virgin Islands
7.95 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 103th.

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament<br />Confederation of British Industry<br />National Farmers' Union<br />Trades Union Congress NA
Geography > Natural resources coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land sun, sand, sea, surf
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 329.3 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 429 times more than Virgin Islands
767.3 million kWh
Ranked 114th.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 81.93%
Ranked 57th.
82.44%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than United Kingdom

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 243,610 km²
Ranked 78th. 696 times more than Virgin Islands
350 km²
Ranked 192nd.

People > Population growth rate 0.55%
Ranked 147th.
-0.53%
Ranked 223th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 3.96 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th. 26% more than Virgin Islands
3.15 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 182nd.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 60% more than Virgin Islands
738.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 125th.
0.0
Ranked 174th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 94
Ranked 172nd.
101
Ranked 139th. 7% more than United Kingdom

Media > Internet users 51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 1715 times more than Virgin Islands
30,000
Ranked 174th.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 2.8%
Ranked 126th. 27% more than Virgin Islands
2.2%
Ranked 2nd.

Language > Languages English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9%
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 78.5%
Ranked 19th.
80%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United Kingdom
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 8.2 million
Ranked 36th. 735 times more than Virgin Islands
11,156
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 35.17%
Ranked 71st.
35.79%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than United Kingdom

Government > Administrative divisions <strong>England: </strong>27 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*)<br /><strong>two-tier counties:</strong> Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire<br /><strong>London boroughs and City of London or Greater London:</strong> Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster<br /><strong>metropolitan districts:</strong> Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton <br /><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Bath and North East Somerset, Blackburn with Darwen, Bedford, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, City of Bristol, Central Bedfordshire, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Darlington, Derby, Durham County*, East Riding of Yorkshire, Halton, Hartlepool, Herefordshire*, Isle of Wight*, Isles of Scilly, City of Kingston upon Hull, Leicester, Luton, Medway, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Somerset, Northumberland*, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Reading, Redcar and Cleveland, Rutland, Shropshire, Slough, South Gloucestershire, Southampton, Southend-on-Sea, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Swindon, Telford and Wrekin, Thurrock, Torbay, Warrington, West Berkshire, Wiltshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham, York<br /><strong>Northern Ireland:</strong> 26 district council areas<br /><strong>district council areas:</strong> Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Derry, Down, Dungannon and South Tyrone, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabane<br /><strong>Scotland:</strong> 32 council areas<br /><strong>council areas:</strong> Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian<br /><strong>Wales:</strong> 22 unitary authorities<br /><strong>unitary authorities:</strong> Blaenau Gwent; Bridgend; Caerphilly; Cardiff; Carmarthenshire; Ceredigion; Conwy; Denbighshire; Flintshire; Gwynedd; Isle of Anglesey; Merthyr Tydfil; Monmouthshire; Neath Port Talbot; Newport; Pembrokeshire; Powys; Rhondda Cynon Taff; Swansea; The Vale of Glamorgan; Torfaen; Wrexham none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 42.42 million
Ranked 34th. 724 times more than Virgin Islands
58,579
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 3.91 million
Ranked 36th. 729 times more than Virgin Islands
5,357
Ranked 192nd.

Religion > Religions > All Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 782.05
Ranked 36th. 728 times more than Virgin Islands
1.07
Ranked 192nd.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 29.01 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 28th.
845.38 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than United Kingdom

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 49.39%
Ranked 134th. 1% more than Virgin Islands
49.08%
Ranked 143th.

People > Population in 2015 61,417 thousand
Ranked 22nd. 553 times more than Virgin Islands
111 thousand
Ranked 189th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.3
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Virgin Islands
27.2
Ranked 26th.

Geography > Terrain mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 80.05 years
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Virgin Islands
79.33 years
Ranked 37th.

Geography > Location Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80%
Labor > Unemployment rate 7.9%
Ranked 47th. 27% more than Virgin Islands
6.2%
Ranked 24th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 494.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
4,702.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than United Kingdom

Media > Households with television 97.5%
Ranked 15th. 32% more than Virgin Islands
73.71%
Ranked 69th.
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 18% more than United Kingdom

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister David CAMERON (since 11 May 2010) Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007)
Geography > Coastline 12,429 km
Ranked 14th.
None

Labor > Labor force 31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 631 times more than Virgin Islands
49,820
Ranked 161st.

Environment > Current issues continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015 lack of natural freshwater resources
Energy > Oil > Consumption 1.67 million bbl/day
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Virgin Islands
88,820 bbl/day
Ranked 75th.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 16.39%
Ranked 76th. 49% more than Virgin Islands
11%
Ranked 1st.

Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita 27.81 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 30th.
162.47 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United Kingdom

People > Total fertility rate 1.9 children born/woman
Ranked 137th. 7% more than Virgin Islands
1.77 children born/woman
Ranked 158th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 29.6%
Ranked 69th.
30.06%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than United Kingdom

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948) President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $2.31 trillion
Ranked 8th. 1467 times more than Virgin Islands
$1.58 billion
Ranked 9th.

Government > Capital city > Name London Charlotte Amalie
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 51 18 21 N, 64 56 W
Government > International organization participation ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC IOC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs)
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.51
Ranked 121st.
0.53
Ranked 105th. 4% more than United Kingdom

Geography > Area > Water 1,680 sq km
Ranked 94th. 7% more than Virgin Islands
1,564 sq km
Ranked 97th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 17.3%
Ranked 177th.
18.2%
Ranked 167th. 5% more than United Kingdom

Media > Broadcast media public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available about a dozen television broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations broadcasting
Transport > Airports 460
Ranked 18th. 230 times more than Virgin Islands
2
Ranked 206th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Oregon twice the size of Washington, DC
People > Gender > Male population 38.68 million
Ranked 33th. 724 times more than Virgin Islands
53,453
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 27.14 million
Ranked 23th. 710 times more than Virgin Islands
38,253
Ranked 192nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 54.97%
Ranked 140th. About the same as Virgin Islands
54.81%
Ranked 142nd.

Economy > Fiscal year 6 1
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 17.3%
Ranked 25th.
17.8%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United Kingdom

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 21.1%
Ranked 146th. 11% more than Virgin Islands
19%
Ranked 163th.

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 248.94 people/m²
Ranked 39th.
310.59 people/m²
Ranked 27th. 25% more than United Kingdom

People > Nationality > Noun Briton(s), British (collective plural) Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 6.08 million
Ranked 35th. 6085 times more than Virgin Islands
1,000
Ranked 193th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry 18.2%
Ranked 16th.
19%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than United Kingdom
Agriculture > Farm workers 485,000
Ranked 94th. 49 times more than Virgin Islands
10,000
Ranked 168th.

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th.
7.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 160th. 57% more than United Kingdom

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 53.85%
Ranked 66th.
54.84%
Ranked 61st. 2% more than United Kingdom

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Ben Nevis 1,343 m Crown Mountain 474 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 91 Int. $
Ranked 149th.
100 Int. $
Ranked 96th. 10% more than United Kingdom

Agriculture > Products cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 0.232% per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
265.6% per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 1145 times more than United Kingdom
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 5.06%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Virgin Islands
5.01%
Ranked 114th.

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces 129,764
Ranked 9th. 305 times more than Virgin Islands
425
Ranked 83th.

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 1,500.69 kW
Ranked 45th.
2,943.05 kW
Ranked 11th. 96% more than United Kingdom
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 22.84 million
Ranked 22nd. 711 times more than Virgin Islands
32,126
Ranked 192nd.

Economy > Exports > Commodities manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco refined petroleum products
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 38.12 million
Ranked 35th. 727 times more than Virgin Islands
52,452
Ranked 192nd.

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 243,610
Ranked 76th. 696 times more than Virgin Islands
350
Ranked 185th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 1.4%
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Virgin Islands
1%
Ranked 25th.
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 24,083
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
7,631
Ranked 88th.
Energy > Electricity > Production 342.1 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 431 times more than Virgin Islands
794 million kWh
Ranked 86th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States Virgin Islands
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 6.33 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
7.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 24% more than United Kingdom
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 10.34 million
Ranked 18th. 678 times more than Virgin Islands
15,244
Ranked 190th.

People > Cities > Urban population 92,372
Ranked 31st. 54% more than Virgin Islands
60,137
Ranked 146th.

Geography > Land use > Arable land 24.88%
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Virgin Islands
2.86%
Ranked 169th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 80.4%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Virgin Islands
80%
Ranked 2nd.
Economy > Imports $643.50 billion
Ranked 5th. 140 times more than Virgin Islands
$4.61 billion
Ranked 2nd.
People > Nationality > Adjective British Virgin Islander
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 103th. 13% more than Virgin Islands
0.88 male(s)/female
Ranked 219th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 10.38%
Ranked 104th. 3% more than Virgin Islands
10.12%
Ranked 127th.

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd.
2.2 births per woman
Ranked 109th. 22% more than United Kingdom

Government > Executive branch > Elections the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2014)
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $1.19 trillion
Ranked 6th. 1417 times more than Virgin Islands
$837.00 million
Ranked 1st.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 117th.
1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 68th. 1% more than United Kingdom

Energy > Crude oil > Production 1.01 million bbl/day
Ranked 20th. 68 times more than Virgin Islands
14,880 bbl/day
Ranked 84th.

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages 277,740
Ranked 13th. 71 times more than Virgin Islands
3,910
Ranked 80th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals 30.14 million
Ranked 7th. 59 times more than Virgin Islands
510,000
Ranked 113th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $18,987.68 per capita
Ranked 15th. 3797537 times more than Virgin Islands
$0.01 per capita
Ranked 160th.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 13.4%
Ranked 58th.
14.26%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than United Kingdom

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 164th. Twice as much as Virgin Islands
1
Ranked 211th.

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $45.34 billion
Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Virgin Islands
$1.43 billion
Ranked 71st.

Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Virgin Islands
1,241.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 4.6%
Ranked 92nd. 46 times more than Virgin Islands
0.1%
Ranked 181st.
Geography > Irrigated land 1,950 sq km
Ranked 75th. 1950 times more than Virgin Islands
1 sq km
Ranked 11th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Virgin Islands
276.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.

Economy > GDP per person 35,164.86
Ranked 22nd. 88% more than Virgin Islands
18,728.24
Ranked 18th.

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
6.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 8% more than United Kingdom
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 27.91%
Ranked 36th. 82% more than Virgin Islands
15.34%
Ranked 100th.

Geography > Natural hazards winter windstorms; floods several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Government > Flag description blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 108.28 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 53th.
350.38 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 108th. The same as Virgin Islands
12 nautical mile
Ranked 158th.

Media > Televisions 30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 449 times more than Virgin Islands
68,000
Ranked 143th.
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 8.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Virgin Islands
0.827 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
659.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 19% more than United Kingdom

Education > College and university > Private school share 100%
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 91st.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 78.2%
Ranked 20th.
80%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than United Kingdom

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 76.02
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Virgin Islands
27.31
Ranked 79th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 6,104.36 kWh per capita
Ranked 39th.
7,159.19 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th. 17% more than United Kingdom

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