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Virgin Islands. Bntish Summary

Regions (main islands, population in 000, 1970) Tortola 8.67, Political US territory, purchased from Denmark in 1917; formerly Virgin Gorda0.90, Anegada 0.27, Jost Van Dyke0.12 Danish Towns (population in 000, 1975) (on Tortola, capital) 3.5*, Economic Tourism and refining are the main industries; there East End-Long Look 2.0* is some light manufacturing, including watches and textiles Race Mainly African Language English People, resource. and equipment Religion Mainly Methodist Education (1975/76) Pupils 2 686, teachers 145 Population 196032099,197062468, 197696000* Growth: Labour force (I 970) 3 970; in agriculture 298 (8 %), construction 1 187 1960-70 6.9 %pa, 1970-76 7.4* %pa (30 %), finance, services and hotels I 278 (32 %) Density (1976): 279* people per km • Personnel (1973) Physicians: 7, 1 per I 500 people Vital statistics (rate per I 000 people, 1976): births 26.5, deaths 5.4 Standard of living Regions (population in 000, 1970) St Croix 31.9, StThomas 29.6, StJohn 1.7 National income per person (1976): $ 2 500** = £ 1 400** Consumption per person (1975): energy 1 121 kg coal equivalent, Towns (population in 000, 1970) Charlotte Amal!e (on St Tho~as, electricity (production) 1 140* kWh capital) 12.2, Christiansted (St Croix) 3.0, Fredenksted (St Crotx) 1.5 Telephones (Dec !976): 2 330, 220 per I 000 people Race (1970) African 70** %, European 15** % Livestock (000, 1976) Cattle 2*, goats 11 *,sheep 7*, pigs 2* Language English; Spanish and Creole are also used . Electrical capacity (1975) 5* megawatts Religion Mainly Roman Catholic; also Protestant and Jewtsh Hospital beds (1976) 42, 1 per 250 people Education Pupils (1974/75) 25 100*, teachers (1971/72) I 260 Labourforce(1975) 40000** Roads (1976) 80* km = 50* mi, density 0.52* km per km' Personnel Ships (registered, 1977) 16, total of 4 057 gross tons (I 967) Physicians: 68, I per 824 people Ports Road Town, West End Standard ofliving National income per person = Airports Beeflsland (I 5 km from Road Town), Virgin Gorda, Anegada (1976): $ 5 100** £2 800** Consumption Radio sets (Dec 1972) 9 000*, 7 50* per 1 000 people per person (I 975): 50 !57 kg coal equivalent, electricity Motor vehicles (Dec 1975) 1 927, 184 per 1 000 people, 24 per km of road (production) 8 350* kWh Newspapers (1972): number 3; circulation 23 000, 300 per I 000 people Telephones (Dec 1976): 33 500, 340 per I 000 people Production, finance and trade Livestock (000, 1976) Cattle 7*, goats 5*, sheep 3*, pigs 4*, chickens 62 * 1970: $11.3 mn = £4.7 mn Petroleum 1976 est:$ 28** mn = £ 16** mn refinery capacity (1975) 36 mn tonnes Electrical capacity Main products (I 976) Fish catch 320* t, cattle hides 15* t, (1975) 224* megawatts electricity (1975) 12* mn kWh Hospital beds (I 970) 248, 1 per 252 people Roads (1976) 730* km = 450* Transport traffic Sea (1974) Goods loaded 6 000* t, unloaded 36 000 t mi, density 2.1* km per km' Ports Tourism (1975) Number of visitors 64 568 Charlotte Amalie (StThomas), Frederiksted, Christiansted Airports Alexander Hamilton Budget (1976) Revenue: $ 5.93 mn = £ 3.28 mn (Christiansted), Harry S Truman (Charlotte Amalie) Expenditure:$ 6.66 mn = £3.69 mn Durable equipment 000 no per Extemaltrade(I974) Imports: $11.6mn = £5.0mn (Dec 1975) Exports : $ 0.42 mn = £0.18 mn I OOOpeople Radio sets 75 815 no per Main imports %of total Main exports %of total Television sets 326 Food 30 Motor vehicles• 16 30 kmofroad Passenger cars (of which, meat 8, Timber" 14 12 126 16 Commercial vehicles fruit and vegetables 6) Beverages• 10 2 22 3 Petroleum products 12 Fish 7 Machinery 8 Iron and steel• 6 Production, finance and trade Beverages 7 Machinery• 6 Gross Chemicals 6 domestic product 1976: $ 550** mn = £ 300** mn Main Motor vehicles 5 products (000 t, 1976) Milk 3*, meat 1*,fish catch 1*, phosphate rock (1974) 19, petroleum products Main sources Main destinations (1975) 23 700* electricity (1975) 768* mn kWh, watch assembly, 26 US 53 woollen goods processing, 21 22 rum . Transport traffic Passenger US Virgin Islands 17 StMartin () 9 arrivals (1972/73) Atr 682 000, se~ 491 000 Cargo (excluding traffic with 15 United Kingdom 5 the United States and Puerto Rtco, 1974) Sea: goods loaded 0.62* mn t, unloaded 25 and II Antigua 4 .6* mn t . •Re-exports Tourism (1976) Number of visitors 1.01 mn, gross recetpts (1973) $ 100 mn Budget (1975/76; year ending June 30th) Revenue:$ 121 mn = £61 mn Expenditure: $ 113 mn = £56 mn External trade (1976) Imports:$ 2 679 mn = £ 1 483 mn Exports:$ 2 OIOmn = £ 1 113 mn Virgin Islands, Main imports Crude oil, food, machinery US Main exports Petroleum products, watch movements, woollen fabrics, rum Virgin Islands oft he United States (U SVI) Main sources %of total Main destinations %of total Iran 43 United States 96 14 Netherlands Location Eastern Sea 1 10 Italy Puerto Rico is about 60 km to the west, with I Utd Arab Emirates 9 to the east United States 8 Land Area 344 km' = 133 mi', Libya 8 of which (land ), St Croix 207 km •, StThomas 83 km •, StJohn 52 km • Climate Sub-tropical Weather at St Croix and StThomas, 1 m altitude Temperature: hottest month Aug 24-32 oc, coldest Jan 21-29 oc Rainfall (av monthly): I 00* mm Time 4 hours behind GMT Measures US system Monetary unit US ( $) = I 00 cents Rate of exchange (1976 av): $1.806 = £1

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