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British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands
General information
Common nameBritish Virgin Islands
NameVirgin Islands
Motto"Vigilate" (Latin)
"Vigilant"
Anthem"God Save the Queen"
CapitalRoad Town
Official languagesEnglish
Ethnic groups83.36% Afro-Caribbean, 7.28% White (mostly British and Portuguese), 5.38% Multiracial (mostly Puerto Rican), 3.14% East Indian, 0.84% Others
DemonymVirgin Islander
Government
GovernmentBritish Overseas Territory
Head of StateQueen Elizabeth II
GovernorWilliam Boyd McCleary
Deputy GovernorVivian Inez Archibald
PremierRalph T. O'Neal
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Overseas Territory
Separate1960
Autonomous territory1967
Geography
Total Area59 sq mi (152.8 km2) (216th)
Water %1.6
Demography
Population census27000 (212th) (2005)
Density (pop.)259.8/km2 (68th) (673/sq mi)
Economy
GDP (PPP) per capita$43,366
Other information
CurrencyU.S. dollar (USD)
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)not observed (UTC-4)
Internet TLD.vg
Calling code+1-284

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The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands (BVI), is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S. Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands government publications had traditionally continued to commence with "The Territory of the Virgin Islands", but recently, more legislation now simply refers to the Territory as the "British Virgin Islands".

The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other smaller islands and cays. Approximately 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is situated on Tortola, the largest island which is approximately 20 km (12.4 mi) long and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide. The islands have a total population of about 22,000, of whom approximately 18,000 live on Tortola.


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