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GeographyLocation: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 103 km
PeoplePopulation: 61,629 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.76% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.07 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.3 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 13.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black 61%, white and other 39% Religions: Anglican 37%, Roman Catholic 14%, African Methodist Episcopal (Zion)10%, Methodist 6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, other 28% Languages: English
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1970)
Government
Names:
Type: dependent territory of the UK Capital: Hamilton Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK) Constitution: 8 June 1968
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.7 billion National product real growth rate: 2.5% National product per capita: $28,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% Unemployment rate: 6%
Electricity:
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| Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium. |