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People of The British Virgin Islands

source: CIA World Fact Book 1997

Population: 13,368 (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.32% (1997 est.)

Birth rate: 20.13 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate: 6.03 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 18.99 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total fertility rate: 2.25 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality:

Ethnic groups: black 90%, white, Asian

Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)

Languages: English (official)

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