British Virgin Islands People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 12,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.0%

Nationality: noun-Virgin Islander(s); adjective—Virgin Islander

Ethnic divisions: over 90% black, remainder of white and Asian origin

Religion: majority Methodist; others include Anglican, Church of God, Seventh-day

Adventist, Baptist, and Roman Catholic

Language: English (official)

Literacy: 98.3%

Workforce: 4,911(1980)

NOTE: The information regarding British Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Virgin Islands 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Virgin Islands 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.