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List All Cities British Virgin Islands Listing cities British Virgin Islands database :
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Description British Virgin Islands by rbd.me
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First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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Location
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Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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Area - comparative
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about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources British Virgin Islands
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coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
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Population British Virgin Islands
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24,939 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions British Virgin Islands
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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%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)
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Languages
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English (official)
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Education British Virgin Islands expenditures
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3.7% of GDP (2006)
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Government British Virgin Islands type
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overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing
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Independence
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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British Virgin Islands Economy - overview
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Investment British Virgin Islands
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3.6% (1997)
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Industries British Virgin Islands
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Airports British Virgin Islands
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