_#_Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 76 years female (1991)

_#_Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun—Virgin Islander(s); adjective—Virgin Islander

_#_Ethnic divisions: West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%; black 80%, white 15%, other 5%; Hispanic origin 14%

_#_Religion: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

_#_Language: English (official), but Spanish and Creole are widely spoken

_#_Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

_#_Labor force: 45,500 (1988)

_#_Organized labor: 90% of the government labor force

_*Government #_Long-form name: Virgin Islands of the United States