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	Encyclopedia: British Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British Virgin Islands (or BVI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on November 15, 1960.
		Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-Virgin-Islands (2492 words)

	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They were called the "Virgin Islands" until "British" was added at the end of World_War_I after the United_States had purchased the nearby Danish_West_Indies and renamed them as the U.S._Virgin_Islands.
		The British Virgin Islands are a collection of roughly 50 small islands in the Caribbean, of which around 16 are inhabited.
		The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the more prosperous ones of any of the Caribbean states, with a GDP per capita of around $15,000.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /British_Virgin_Islands (439 words)

	British Dependencies History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		The Leeward Islands British dependencies lie east of Puerto Rico in the region where the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles meet.
		The British Virgin Islands, immediately east of their United States counterparts, consist of more than forty islands, rocks, and islets, the most important of which are Tortola (containing the capital of Road Town), Virgin Gorda, and Anegada (see fig.
		The British Virgin Islands did not join the federation and became an individual crown colony (see Glossary), with a British "administrator" (later governor) who reported directly to the British government.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/british_virgin_islands/british_virgin_islands_history_index.html (1238 words)

	The economy (from British Virgin Islands) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The economic mainstay of the British Virgin Islands is tourism, based on the nearly perfect climate, sparkling beaches, tropical vegetation, and undersea coral reefs.
		The Virgin Islands are divided administratively between the United Kingdom and the United States, the British territory lying to the...
		From Vancouver Island, the Trans-Canada Highway—4,860 miles (7,821 kilometers) long—is extended by ferry across the Strait of Georgia to the mainland city of Vancouver, at the foot of...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-845?tocId=845 (928 words)

	British Virgin Islands Introduction - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN is the term applied to the English- speaking islands in the Carribbean and the mainland nations of Belize (formerly British Honduras) and Guyana (formerly British Guiana) that once constituted the Caribbean portion of the British Empire.
		Although most of the islands are independent nations, five (the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands) remain British dependencies.
		In addition, the islands were incapable of producing most capital goods required for economic growth and development; imports of such goods helped generate balance of payments deficits and increasing levels of external indebtedness.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/british_virgin_islands/british_virgin_islands_history_introduction.html (3857 words)

	British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat - Government and Politics
		A new constitution was introduced in the British Virgin Islands in April 1967.
		The British monarch is represented locally by a governor, who presides over the Executive Council and the House of Assembly.
		One observer has called the territory a haven of political tranquillity with little apparent interest in political activity, virtually immune to the political, social, and economic pressures that beset the region.
	countrystudies.us /caribbean-islands/114.htm (1676 words)

	Caribbean islands country studies
		British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat - Geography
		Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Geography
		Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Population
	country-studies.com /caribbean-islands (244 words)

	All About the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands
		The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) are part of the group of thousands of islands, inlets and cays which stand between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; they are also known as the Antilles chain.
		The island of St. Thomas is the administrative hub of the USVI and its largest city; Charlotte Amalie is its capital.
		10 miles north of Virgin Gorda is Anegada (population 250) that is a coral and limestone atoll, one of three Virgin Islands that is not of volcanic origin.
	www.villaclaudia.com /island.htm (1839 words)

	British Virgin Islands Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The governor of the Leewards continued to run the Virgin Islands until 1960, at which point direct responsibility was assumed by an administrator (later restyled governor) appointed from London.
		To some extent, this was an inevitable consequence of the islands’ efforts to boost their ‘offshore’ finance industry.
		In May 1999, the islands’ politics had fragmented still further, with the formation of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/vgb/vgb580.asp (414 words)

	British Virgin Islands Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		British Virgin Islands "Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve.
		-- John Galsworthy British Virgin Islands "In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." (Eric Hoffer) It was the greatest of the imperfect ventriloquist acts: when his lips moved, her body sang.
		I hope you will make good use of it." (John Quincy Adams) British Virgin Islands "The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely." (Napoleon Bonaparte) You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Soccer_CONCACAF_British_Virgin_Islands.html (1557 words)

	British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British Virgin Islands are a group of over 50 islands and Cays located in the northeast Caribbean.
		They include Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Great Camanoe, Guana Island, Peter Island, Salt Island, Beef Island, Cooper Island, Ginger Island, Norman Island, and many other small islands all clustered around Sir Francis Drake Channel.
		Maps of The British Virgin Islands from Caribbean-On-Line.com (http://www.caribbean-on-line.com)
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/British_Virgin_Islands (221 words)

	The economy (British Virgin Islands) (from Virgin Islands) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Despite the colony's small size, British Virgin Islanders have a fairly high standard of living for the Caribbean region.
		Islands are found in oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers.
		The Virgin Mary is a very important figure in the Christian Orthodox faith, and many turn to her because she is believed to have direct access to God.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-54711?tocId=54711 (970 words)

	British Virgin Islands -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		one of the British Virgin Islands, in the West Indies, lying 80 miles (130 km) east of Puerto Rico.
		group of Lesser Antilles, West Indies; includes Virgin Islands of the United States; the island St. Martin (French and Dutch); the islands Saba and St. Eustatius (both Dutch); Guadeloupe and dependencies (French); and the British possessions Saint Kitts-Nevis, Anguilla, Antigua, Montserrat, and British Virgin Islands; pop.
		Prominent among these native peoples were the Arawak (Taino) and the Ciboney on the northern larger islands of the greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the Leeward Islands.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9277612 (833 words)

	BVI Guide: British Virgin Islands, Tortola BVI, Virgin Gorda BVI - Definitive Caribbean Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Virgin Gorda is much less developed and still has a dozy, West Indian air to it, but if you want to experience traditional, simple BVI life you need to go to Jost van Dyke and Anegada, which are still barely touched.
		The British Virgin Islands has only a small number of hotels and resorts, but they tend to have excellent settings, often based on their own cove or a fantastic stretch of sand.
		A couple, Cooper Island and Marina Cay, are on their own island, others are equally remote, hidden away on a less populated island, such as the Anegada Reef Club or Sand Castles in dozy Jost van Dyke.
	www.definitivecaribbean.com /guide/BritishVirginIslands.aspx (4753 words)

	DPU- BVI: Plans The Status of Women in the British Virgin Islands - Violence against women
		The proximity of the British Virgin Islands to the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the mainland United States has a strong influence on the territory.
		Almost 50% of the population of the BVI is foreign-born with the majority of expatriates coming from other islands in the Caribbean, particulars.; the Eastern Caribbean and the Dominican Republic.
		The British Development Division is also assisting the BVI Government with a comprehensive programme of activities to improve the delivery of health care to all residents in the territory.
	www.dpu.gov.vg /Plans/StatusWomen/sw9.htm (3484 words)

	Countries of the World: British Virgin Islands: Chapter 2B. Government and Politics@ HighBeam Research
		Countries of the World: British Virgin Islands: Chapter 2B.
		British officials were responsible for defense and foreign relations, and local elected officials were responsible for most internal affairs except security.
		As mentioned, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat were crown colonies, and Anguilla was an associated state.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28386850&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (158 words)

	CNN.com - British official to visit British Virgin Islands, look at offshore - September 9, 2000
		The British Virgin Islands was named on a list of 35 alleged tax havens released by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in June.
		In the British Virgin Islands, she will meet with O'Neal and Gov. Frank Savage on Tortola and also travel to the small island of Anegada.
		The British Virgin Islands depends heavily on the financial services industry, with the territory's 2000 budget earmarking $84.6 million, or 53.9 percent of the budget, expected to come from the sector.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/americas/09/09/carib.britishvirginis.ap (478 words)

	BVI Traveler - Your Trusted Source for British Virgin Islands Vacation Information
		Indeed, he is the father of the islands' name-both the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands were sweepingly brought under nomenclature derived from an ancient Catholic myth.
		Therefore, the islands were left forgotten until the next tide of foreign inhabitants came along - these were the surly types such as pirates who took advantage of the great hideaways provided by the islands' wavy contours and countless hidden coves.
		That's because the British then flexed their military muscles, and showed their might so forcibly that that the Dutch buckled under the pressure and were sent scurrying away.
	www.bvitraveler.com (881 words)

	Elections in the British Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		British Virgin Islands are an internal self-governing territory of the United Kingdom in the Carribean.
		The official language is English, another main language is Virgin Islands Creole English.
		The British Virgin Islands have a population of around 22,000 on 153 km².
	www.electionworld.org /britishvirgin.htm (123 words)

	Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His religious choice entailed that he be a passive man, which made the planters fear that there would be an invasion or a blockade of supplies because their leader was a pacifist.
		He described the condition of the islands as a complete mess, he stated “‘The islands presented a shocking scene of anarchy; miserable indeed and disgraceful to government, not to be equaled with any of his majesty’s dominions.’”
		The main governor of the BVI became the correspondent with the Crown and the BVI became a British dependency.
	www.uvm.edu /~aruck/hst164/Politics.html (1309 words)

	British Virgin Islands Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These days the islands are virtually all fl-run and very successful, as a result.
		The natives created a laid back island culture with some elements of British culture but mostly of their own creation and from islands around them.
		They have a unique set up in that the native peoples of the island were able to take control, and that has allowed them to retain much of their original culture.
	www.uvm.edu /~aruck/hst164/culture.html (1596 words)

	Islands Sun Newspaper British Virgin Islands
		The ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is confident that its outstanding record of achievements places it in good stead for re-election in the June 16th, 2003 general elections.
		“The electorate of the British Virgin Islands is a mature and a conscientious group of voters who are interested in discussion on issues and not personalities,” the Chief Minister charged.
		As part of its own marketing strategy, the Virgin Islands Party announced plans to hold a series of eleven press conferences, host town hall meetings and meet one on one with constituents, in the run-up to June 16.
	www.islandsun.com /2003-May/09052003/local3-v10i19.html (1025 words)

	British Virgin Islands : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
		First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English.
		The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
		The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income.
	www.studentsoftheworld.info /infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=VRG (720 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Country profiles \| Regions and territories: British Virgin Islands
		Beef Island airport opened in 1968 and, a year later, the first yacht charter business was established, heralding the growth of a lucrative tourist industry.
		The islands are, however, prone to tropical storms and hurricanes.
		Born in 1946 in the English city of Manchester, Thomas Macan became governor of the British Virgin Islands in 2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/3776675.stm (465 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Opinion - Letters - British Virgin Islands a thriving territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		By implication, all other British overseas territories are not economically sound, or are financially dependent on the UK.
		I can only speak for my own territory, the British Virgin Islands, which has not received any grant aid from the UK government since 1976, and currently receives no monies from the UK for either capital projects or ongoing budget.
		The British Virgin Islands is a beautiful, successful and thriving territory that is well-managed and regulated, and will continue to follow the course of good governance.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /letters.cfm?id=615122004 (334 words)

	British virgin - Flag of British Virgin Islands \| British Virgin Islander Flag
		British virgin - Flag of British Virgin Islands
		blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms
		An exclusive resort for less than 60 guests at a time on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
	www.vnyu.com /?q=british-virgin (197 words)

	British Virgin Islands Government - DPU : Speech to Census 2001 Enumerators
		The information which comes out of this exercise is equal in worth to all other policy and planning instruments coming out of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
		This exercise has no politics or bureaucratic spin, it will just deliver the facts as you report them.
		As we continue, let me remind you that you are an employee of the Government of the British Virgin Islands and as such you will be held to the standards of all other public servants in the eyes of the public.
	www.dpu.gov.vg /WhatsNew/Census2001.htm (499 words)

	The Political Graveyard: British Virgin Islands
		The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.
		The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
		Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/ZZ/VI.html (388 words)

	Islandsun Newspapaper - British Virgin Islands News
		Despite the inclement weather, several hundreds turned out for the endless motorcade and rally on Virgin Gorda last Saturday night to officially launch the candidacy of District 9 Representative, Chief Minister the Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, Leader of the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
		He told his supporters that his record of achievement is there, as he has worked to improve the standard of living for all.
		He said there are frequent boat trips between the two islands but government is negotiating a 3-day-a-week plane service to come into effect shortly.
	www.islandsun.com /2003-April/11042003/local2-v10i15.html (716 words)

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