nations and groups throughout history. Below is a table which represents the affiliation of the various islands: *Largely under control of pirates **Coexisting claim ***Leased/shared territory Demography The total population of the Virgin Islands is 147,778: 104,901 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 31,758 in the British, and 11,119 in the Spanish. Roughly three-quarters of islanders are black in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, while the majority of inhabitants in Culebra and Vieques are Puerto Rican of European descent, with a significant Afro-Puerto Rican community. The main languages are English and Virgin Islands Creole in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and Spanish in the Puerto Rican territory. St. Thomas is the most populous island, with St. Croix close behind (51,634 and 50,601, respectively). Traffic control Motor vehicles are driven on the left-hand side of the road in both the British and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although the steering wheels on most cars are located on the left side (as is the norm for drive-on-the-right localities). In the Spanish Virgin Islands, vehicles are driven on the right-hand side of the road. See also Culture of the Virgin Islands Danish Virgin Islands Dutch Virgin Islands Music of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Creole Virgin Islands patch reefs Citations General sources External links BVI.gov: British Virgin Islands government website U.S. Office of Insular Affairs: United States Virgin Islands government website Digital Library of the Caribbean: University of the Virgin Islands information Divided regions Leeward Islands (Caribbean) . .