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The islands were later peopled by Africans who were enslaved on sugar plantations. The sugar plantations are now gone, but the descendents of the slaves are still there, sharing a common West Indian culture with Jamaica and the other English-speaking islands of the Caribbean. Tourism is now the main industry.

On both the British and the US Virgin Islands, cars are driven on the left-hand side of the road and the currency is the US dollar.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.

For details about the British Virgin Islands see

• British colonization of the AmericasBritish colonization of the Americas began in the late 16th century. Colonies were established in North, Central and South America and in the Caribbean, and a protectorate was established in Hawaii. British North America See also Colonial America. The Eng
• History of the British Virgin IslandsThis is the history of the British Virgin Islands. See also the history of the U. Virgin Islands, history of present-day nations and states. First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the British Virgin Islands were soon after ( 1672) annexed by the English.
• Geography of the British Virgin IslandsInformation from The World Factbook''. See also British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands, British.
• Demographics of the British Virgin IslandsPopulation 19,615 (July 2000 est. 21,730 (July 2003 est. Age structure ''0-14 years 21. 9% (male 2,401; female 2,358) 15-64 years 73. 1% (male 8,181; female 7,709) 65 years and over 5% (male 578; female 503) (2003 est. Population growth rate 2. 1% (2003 e
• Government of the British Virgin Islands
• Economy of the British Virgin IslandsEconomy overview The economy of the British Virgin Islands, one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, which generates an estimated 45% of the national income. An estimated 350,000 tourists, mainly from the United States,
• Communications on the British_Virgin_IslandsTelephones main lines in use 9,000 (1994) Telephones mobile cellular NA Telephone system worldwide telephone service domestic NA international submarine cable to Bermuda Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) Radios 9,000 (1997) Televisio
• Transportation on the British_Virgin_IslandsRailways 0 km Highways ''total 113 km (1995 est. paved NA km unpaved NA km Harbors Road Town Merchant marine none (1999 est. Airports 3 (1999 est. Airports with paved runways ''total 2 914 to 1,523 m 1 under 914 m 1 (1999 est. Airports with unpaved runway
• Military of the British Virgin Islands
• Transnational issues of the British Virgin Islands

For details about the U.S. Virgin Islands see

• Danish West Indies
• Danish colonization of the Americas
• History of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Geography of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Demographics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Communications on the United States Virgin Islands
• Transportation on the United States Virgin Islands
• Military of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Transnational issues of the U.S. Virgin Islands