Caribbean Islands Table of Contents
Official Name: British Virgin Islands
Term for Citizens: British Virgin Islander(s)
Capital: Road Town
Political Status: British crown colony
Form of Government: governor and locally elected assembly
GEOGRAPHY
Size: sq. km.
Topography: or mountainous terrain on three of four island groups, other is a flat coral island
Climate: Tropical, moderately wet
POPULATION
Total estimated in 1986: 12,000
Annual growth rate (in percentage) in 1982-85: 1.6
Life expectancy at birth in 1982: 70.2
Adult literacy rate (in percentage) in 1984: 98.3
Language: English
Ethnic groups: Primarily black
Religion: Methodist (42 percent), Anglican (25 perecent); Remainder other Christian denominations
ECONOMY
Currency: United States dollar (US$)
Gross domestic product (GDP) in 1985: US$84.5 million
Per capita GDP in 1985: US$7,260
Distribution of GDP (in percentage) in 1985:
Tourism Approximately 50
Government and other services Approximately 50
NATIONAL SECURITY
Armed forces personnel: 0
Paramilitary personnel: 0
Police: 100
Data as of November 1987