Virgin Islands Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
British Virgin Islands Country Formation Date British Virgin Islands United Kingdom Territory
Virgin Islands Country Formation Date Virgin Islands United States Territory

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Virgin Islands (US) Virgin Islands (US) 6.6 Wikipedia

Database: United States Minimum Wages By State

Record Name State Minimum Wage Notes Source
Minimum Wage for U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands $6.15 Except businesses with gross annual receipts of less than $150,000, then $4.30. (In practice, the Virgin Islands adopts the Federal per hour rate) Wikipedia

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Virgin Islands Life Expectancy Virgin Islands World Fact Book 79.20 26
British Virgin Islands Life Expectancy British Virgin Islands World Fact Book 76.86 59

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Virgin Islands Oil Production Virgin Islands 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 14,650
British Virgin Islands Oil Production British Virgin Islands 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 0

Database: USA State Motto List

Record Name State Country Motto Translation (if applicable) Source
State Motto for Virgin Islands Virgin Islands United in Pride and Hope Wikipedia

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 2007 3 CIA World Fact Book
Number of Airports in Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 2007 2 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Virgin Islands (U.S.) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Virgin Islands

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 3.60 1997 Wikipedia
Unemployment rate for Virgin Islands (United States) Virgin Islands (United States) 6.20 2004 Wikipedia

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Virgin Islands, British Literacy Rate Virgin Islands, British UNESCO 98.3 percent 98.1 percent 98.5 percent 1995

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
VG Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (British) VG
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.) Virgin Islands (U.S.) VI

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands n/a n/a 11.98 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands n/a n/a 0 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Charlotte Amalie 2002 352 123,498 The World Factbook 2002, CIA
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Road Town 2002 153 21,272 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Virgin Islands Ocean Coastline Length Virgin Islands 188
British Virgin Islands Ocean Coastline Length British Virgin Islands 80

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands see United States
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands see United States

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