The following are pen sketches of the Caribbean dependent territories and their leading delegates attending this week's pre-summit meeting, hosted by Premier Pamela Gordon.

BERMUDA Premier Pamela Gordon (United Bermuda Party).

Land area of 20.6 square miles encompassing 138 separate islands. Population 60,144 -- the most populous UK possession left. The capital is Hamilton.

Around 50 percent of jobs -- and 50 percent of national income -- is tourism-related, with insurance accounting for two-thirds of jobs in the international business sector, now ahead of tourism as a revenue earner.

Tourism has suffered in recent years. In 1996, more than 571,000 visitors pumped $476 million in foreign earnings into the Island.

Currency: BDA$ which is tied to the US$. The gross domestic product is $2.039 billion with a per head figure of $30,000, according to 1996 figures.

There is little industry apart from small-scale fishing and farming, boat-building and repair, perfume-making and pharmaceuticals.

Bermuda imports almost all its food and manufactured goods, with a massive trade deficit offset by earnings from the "twin pillars'' of the economy -- tourism and international business.

Enjoys more self-government than most of the other Dependent Territories, with only foreign policy, internal security and defence in the hands of the Governor.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Chief Minister Ralph O'Neal.

An archipelago of 36 Caribbean islands, with 15 inhabited. Population 16,100.

The capital is Road Town, Tortola Island.

Tourism accounts for at least 45 percent of national income with 395,000 visitors a year, while the offshore financial services sector is growing.

Also exports fish, construction aggregates, rum, fruit and vegetables, mostly to the US Virgin Islands and the US.

Currency: US$. The gross domestic product per head is around US$10,200 a year.

Once part of the Leeward Islands, the BVI became a separate colony in 1956.

The UK Administrator was raised to Governor in 1971.

ANGUILLA Chief Minister Hubert Hughes (Anguilla United Party).

A total of 37 square miles with a population of 10,000. The capital is The Valley (pop. 595).

Traditional industries of fishing, farming and salt production being overtaken by upmarket tourism, an expanding offshore financial sector and construction.

Attracts around 93,000 tourists a year to its 30 white coral sand beaches.

The gross domestic product per head is about US$5700 a year. Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar. (EC$ 2.7 equals US$1) Anguilla is a self-governing British dependency with a Governor, Executive Council and House of Assembly.

The Governor is responsible for external affairs, offshore finance, defence, internal security and police, the Civil Service and the administration of the courts.

TURKS AND CAICOS Represented in Bermuda by Minster of Tourism, Communications and Transportation and former Chief Minister Oswald Skippings.

Two groups of 40 islands at the southern tip of the Bahamas. Only Grand Turck and Salt Cay are inhabited. Population: 14,800. The capital is Cockburn Town, Grand Turk. Currency US$.

The main industry is tourism with 53,000 visitors in 1993, attracted by the main attractions of diving and watersports, but offshore finance is beginnning to rival tourism.

The principal exort is seafood -- spiny lobsters and conch -- mostly to the US and worth US$4 million in 1992.

Strong Bermudian links through the salt trade in the 18th century. Once governed from the Bahamas, then Jamaica, but became a separate colony in 1962.

Has a Governor, an Executive Council and Legislative Assembly of 19, 13 of whom are elected. A "rudimentary'' Ministerial system including the Chief Minister and five others, who run government in accordance with policies decided by the unelected Executive Council.

MONTSERRAT Chief Minister David Brandt.

In the news because of its volcanic eruptions, which has all but destoyed the economy. Population was 11,000, now down to 4,000 because of the evacuation of residents in the danger zone. Capital Plymouth -- now uninhabited and almost destroyed due to the nearby volcano.

Largely argricultural, with crops of cotton fruit and vegetables. Some textiles, food processing and electronic assembly.

Small-scale tourism industry was developing, with 17,000 visitors in 1992 bringing in US$14 million. Gross Domestic Product in 1993 was EC$137 million.

Hurricane Hugo in 1989 devastated the island, causing US$20 million worth of damage and making the island one of the biggest per capita recipients of aid.

Financial assistance from the UK has been set at US$23.7 million ( 14.5 million) for the 1995-98 financial years.

Ruled by a Governor, an Executive Council of seven and Legislative Council with eleven members, of which seven are elected.