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Electricity - production:

45 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 198

Electricity - consumption:

41.85 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 198

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Oil - consumption:

1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 157

Oil - imports:

691.4 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 194

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 116

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008) country comparison to the world: 92

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Current account balance:

$134.3 million (1999) country comparison to the world: 55

Exports:

$25.3 million (2002) country comparison to the world: 202 $25.3 million (2002)

Exports - commodities:

rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand

Imports:

$187 million f.o.b.

Imports - commodities:

building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery

Debt - external:

$36.1 million (1997) country comparison to the world: 194

Exchange rates:

the US dollar is used

Communications ::British Virgin Islands

Telephones - main lines in use:

18,900 (2008) country comparison to the world: 196

Telephones - mobile cellular:

23,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 204

Telephone system:

general assessment: worldwide telephone service

domestic: fixed line connections exceed 75 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is approaching 100 per 100 persons

international: country code - 1–284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)

Internet country code:

.vg

Internet hosts:

581 (2009) country comparison to the world: 169

Internet users:

4,000 (2002) country comparison to the world: 206

Transportation ::British Virgin Islands

Airports:

4 (2009) country comparison to the world: 185

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2009)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2009)

Roadways:

total: 200 km country comparison to the world: 206 paved: 200 km (2007)

Merchant marine:

registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008) country comparison to the world: 153

Ports and terminals:

Road Town

Military ::British Virgin Islands

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16–49: 7,101 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16–49: 5,979

females age 16–49: 5,738 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 178

female: 173 (2009 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues ::British Virgin Islands

Disputes - international:

none

Illicit drugs:

transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering

page last updated on October 28, 2009

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@Brunei (East & Southeast Asia)

Introduction ::Brunei

Background:

The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in Asia.

Geography ::Brunei

Location:

Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Geographic coordinates: