This article is about the British Overseas Territory. For the island group, which also includes the United States Virgin Islands and Spanish Virgin Islands, see Virgin Islands.
"BVI" redirects here. For other uses, see BVI (disambiguation).
British Overseas Territory in United Kingdom
Virgin Islands
British Overseas Territory
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto:
"Vigilate"(Latin) (English: "Be Vigilant")
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Territorial song: "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands"
Location of British Virgin Islands (circled in red)
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Before annexation
Dutch West Indies
British capture
1672
Separate colony
1960
Autonomy
1967
Capital
and largest city
Road Town 18°25′53″N64°37′23″W / 18.43139°N 64.62306°W / 18.43139; -64.62306
Official languages
English
Ethnic groups
(2010[1])
76.9% Black 5.6% Hispanic 5.4% White 5.4% Mixed 2.1% Indian 4.6% other
Demonym(s)
British Virgin Islander
Government
Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Charles III
• Governor
Daniel Pruce
• Deputy Governor
David Archer
• Premier
Natalio Wheatley
Legislature
House of Assembly
Government of the United Kingdom
• Minister
David Rutley
Area
• Total
153 km2 (59 sq mi)
• Water (%)
1.6
Highest elevation
521 m (1,709 ft)
Population
• 2019 estimate
30,030 (222nd)
• 2010 census
28,054[1]
• Density
260/km2 (673.4/sq mi) (68th)
GDP (PPP)
2017 estimate
• Total
$500 million[2]
• Per capita
$34,200
Currency
United States dollar (US$) (USD)
Time zone
UTC-4:00 (AST)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side
left
Calling code
+1-284
UK postcode
VG-11xx
ISO 3166 code
VG
Internet TLD
.vg
Website
https://gov.vg/
The British Virgin Islands (BVI),[3] officially the Virgin Islands,[4] are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and cays.[5] About 16 of the islands are inhabited.[3] The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands had a population of 28,054 at the 2010 Census, of whom 23,491 lived on Tortola;[1] current estimates put the population at 35,802 (July 2018).[3]
British Virgin Islanders are British Overseas Territories citizens and since 2002, are also British citizens.
^ abcThe BVI Beacon "Portrait of a population: 2010 Census published" p. 4, 20 November 2014
^"British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. 22 April 2022. (Archived 2022 edition.)
^ abc"British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 13 July 2019. (Archived 2019 edition.)
^According to the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007, the territory's official name is simply 'Virgin Islands'.
^"Encyclopedia Britannica - BVI". Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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