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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
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| - Removed | $ |
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| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 18 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text |
— | 7,000 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | 1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half-dozen private radio stations |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .vg |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 78% (2017 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 17 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 23,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 93 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 35,595 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.expenditures.text |
— | $400 million (2017 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.revenues.text |
— | $400 million (2017 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | British Caribbean island territorial economy; strong tourism and services industries; vulnerable to hurricanes; navigating public debt insolvency since 2008 Crisis; considered a tax haven; high electrification costs; ma… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.text |
— | the US dollar is used |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | ships, refined petroleum, aircraft, molasses, precious stones (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Malta 33%, Guyana 22%, Greece 11%, Germany 7%, Indonesia 4% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note |
— | note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $1.598 billion (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | ships, refined petroleum, aircraft, railway cargo containers, jewelry (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | USA 34%, Italy 10%, France 9%, China 8%, Luxembourg 5% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore banking center |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text |
— | 1.4% (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text |
— | 2.8% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text |
— | 8.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note |
— | note: annual % change based on consumer prices |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text |
— | $1.537 billion (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text |
— | $1.579 billion (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text |
— | $1.634 billion (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note |
— | note: data in 2015 dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text |
— | $38,400 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text |
— | $38,600 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text |
— | $40,500 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.note |
— | note: data in 2015 dollars |
| + Added | Energy.Coal.imports.text |
— | 20 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text |
— | 97.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text |
— | 1.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text |
— | 1.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.consumption.text |
— | 163.82 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text |
— | 63,000 kW (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text |
— | 10.18 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text |
— | 66.998 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text |
— | 1,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text |
— | 188,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text |
— | 188,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | limited natural freshwater resources; water pollution from sewage and mining/industry waste; coral reef preservation |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 46.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 6.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 6.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 33.3% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 66.5% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 0% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 49.7% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text |
— | 21,100 tons (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | about 0.9 times the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 151 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 151 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 80 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Mount Sage 521 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 30 N, 64 30 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | NA |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 46.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 6.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 6.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 33.3% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 66.5% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 0% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Central America and the Caribbean |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October) |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | NEGL; pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where ships can still lie at anchor |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 25 N, 64 37 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Road Town |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United Kingdom |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | initiated by any elected member of the House of Assembly; passage requires simple majority vote by the elected members of the Assembly and assent by the governor on behalf of the monarch |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.abbreviation.text |
— | BVI |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | British Virgin Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | the islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded explorer Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time was shorte… |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Daniel PRUCE (since 29 January 2024) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the governor usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as premier |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Premier Dr. Natalio WHEATLEY (since 5 May 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.note |
— | note: on 5 May 2022, Premier Andrew FAHIE was removed from office by a no-confidence vote in the House of Assembly after his arrest on drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges; Premier Dr. Natalio WHEATLEY was swor… |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered on the right half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman between two columns of six oil lamps, above a s… |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | ACS (associate), Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC is headquartered on St. Lucia and consists of the Court of Appeal -- headed by the chief justice… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the British monarch; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandato… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | Magistrates' Courts |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | English common law |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | 2027 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislative structure.text |
— | unicameral |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislature name.text |
— | House of Assembly |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 4/24/2023 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.number of seats.text |
— | 15 (directly elected and appointed) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.parties elected and seats per party.text |
— | VIP (6); NDP (3); PVIM (3); PU (1) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.scope of elections.text |
— | full renewal |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.term in office.text |
— | 4 years |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a UK overseas territory |