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British Virgin Islands - Travel guideBritish Virgin Islands - Country backgroundThe island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance. |
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British Virgin Islands General Information |
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| Country full name : | conventional short form: British Virgin Islands abbreviation: BVI |
| Capital : | Road Town |
| Religions : | Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991) |
| Languages : | English (official) |
| Location : | Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates : | 18 30 N, 64 30 W |
| Area : | total: 153 sq km land: 153 sq km water: 0 sq km note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke |
| Climate : | subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds |
| Population : | 23,098 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: British Virgin Islander |
| Ethnic groups : | black 83%, white, Indian, Asian and mixed |
| Government type : | NA |
| Administrative divisions: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Legal system : | English law |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .vg |
| Calling code : | +1284 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC -4 |
| Electricity : | 110V 60Hz |
| National holiday : | Territory Day, 1 July |
| Interesting link : | British Virgin Islands travel guide - Lonely Planet British Virgin Islands travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of British Virgin Islands |
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