Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)

Radios:

9,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)

Televisions:

4,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.vg

Internet hosts:

465 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

16 (2000)

Internet users:

4,000 (2002)

Transportation
British Virgin Islands

Airports:

3 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)

Roadways:

total: 200 km
paved: 200 km (2007)

Merchant marine:

registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008)

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: 5,921 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 184
female: 179 (2008 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

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

======================================================================

@Brunei

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:

4 30 N, 114 40 E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly smaller