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| | Experience The British Virgin Islands |
 | | The next most populous islands are Virgin Gorda (8.5 square miles), Anegada (15.2 square miles), Jost Van Dyke (3.2 square miles), Peter Island, Marina Cay and Guana Island, They are all hilly and of volcanic origin, except for Anegada, the most northerly, which is low lying and of coral origins. |
 | | The Virgin Islands' peaks made such an impression on Columbus in 1493 that he named them Las Once Mil Virgenes, after the legendary 11,000 virgins who St. Ursula (a British princess) was supposed to have led to their martyrdom near Cologne in Germany. |
 | | The National Democratic Party, which came to power in June 2003, has already announced its Legislative agenda entitled "Empowering the People," a four-year plan committing the new Government to delivering a sound economy, state-of-the-art health care, upgraded social services, a world-class education system, 'government in the sunshine' and improved communications. |
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