Berrio

Berrio Island is s small island and Overseas Territory of Brunant in the Atlantic Ocean. Berrio Island has an area of 87 km2 and a population of 327, centered around Berrio Island was discovered in 1502/03 by Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho, who named the island after his ship, the Berrio. The first landing on the island took place in 1504, but no major settlement there happened in the following centuries. After a brief British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, the island returned to Portugal. Brunanters were the first to settle the island in the 1840s and in 1856 Brunant purchased it from Portugal.

History
A family of Brunanter adventurers were shipwrecked on the island in 1843, led by xx. They managed to survive off of the local vegetation and birds until being rescued by a passing American ship in 1845. They returned to the island in 1847, along with four other prospective settlers. By 1851 there were 17 Brunanters plus two Portuguese sailors, making for 19 people on the island. Due to the high number of Brunanters in the island the government showed interest in acquiring the island from Portugal. Berrio Island was purchased in 1856.

Economy
Berrio Island used the Berrian pound as its currency. This was implemented in 1968 and pegged at 2.5 Thalers. One pound is worth 1.195 euros.