The Flag of the British Virgin Islands

The Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands

The location of the British Virgin Islands

An enlargeable map of the British Virgin Islands

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands:

British Virgin Islands (BVI) – British overseas territory located in the eastern portion of the Virgin Islands Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.^[1] The Virgin Islands are part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The United States Virgin Islands comprises the western portion of the archipelago. Technically the name of the Territory is simply the "Virgin Islands", but in practice since 1917 they have been almost universally referred to as the "British Virgin Islands" to distinguish the islands from the American Territory.^[2] To add to the regional confusion, the Puerto Rican islands of Culebra, Vieques and surrounding islands began referring to themselves as the "Spanish Virgin Islands" as part of a tourism drive in the early 2000s.

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 fifteen of the islands are inhabited. The largest island, Tortola, is approximately 20 km (approx. 12 mi) long and 5 km (approx. 3 mi) wide. The islands have a total population of about 22,000, of whom approximately 18,000 live on Tortola. Road Town, the capital, is situated on Tortola.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of the British Virgin Islands

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The British Virgin Islands
• Official English country name: Virgin Islands^[3]
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Virgin Island
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: VG, VGB, 092
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VG
• Internet country code top-level domain: .vg

Geography of the British Virgin Islands

Geography of the British Virgin Islands

• The British Virgin Islands are: a British overseas territory
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico
        • Antilles
          • Lesser Antilles
            • Leeward Islands
              • Virgin Islands archipelago
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of the British Virgin Islands
    • High: Mount Sage 521 m (1,709 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 80 km
• Population of the British Virgin Islands: 2005 census: 22,016
• Area of the British Virgin Islands: 153 km²
• Atlas of the British Virgin Islands

Government and politics of the British Virgin Islands

Politics of the British Virgin Islands

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
• Capital of the British Virgin Islands: Road Town
• Elections in the British Virgin Islands
• Political parties in the British Virgin Islands
• Taxation in the British Virgin Islands

History of the British Virgin Islands

History of the British Virgin Islands

• Timeline of the history of the British Virgin Islands
• Current events of the British Virgin Islands
• Military history of the British Virgin Islands

Culture of the British Virgin Islands

Culture of the British Virgin Islands

• Architecture of the British Virgin Islands
• Cuisine of the British Virgin Islands
• Festivals in the British Virgin Islands
• Languages of the British Virgin Islands
• Media in the British Virgin Islands
• National symbols of the British Virgin Islands
  • Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
  • Flag of the British Virgin Islands
  • National anthem of the British Virgin Islands
• People of the British Virgin Islands
• Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands
• Records of the British Virgin Islands
• Religion in the British Virgin Islands
  • Christianity in the British Virgin Islands
  • Hinduism in the British Virgin Islands
  • Islam in the British Virgin Islands
  • Judaism in the British Virgin Islands
  • Sikhism in the British Virgin Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the British Virgin Islands: None

Economy and infrastructure of the British Virgin Islands

Economy of the British Virgin Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth)
• Agriculture in the British Virgin Islands
• Banking in the British Virgin Islands
  • National Bank of the British Virgin Islands
• Communications in the British Virgin Islands
  • Internet in the British Virgin Islands
• Companies of the British Virgin Islands
• Currency of the British Virgin Islands: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD
• Energy in the British Virgin Islands
  • Energy policy of the British Virgin Islands
  • Oil industry in the British Virgin Islands
• Mining in the British Virgin Islands
• British Virgin Islands Stock Exchange
• Tourism in the British Virgin Islands
• Transport in the British Virgin Islands
  • Airports in the British Virgin Islands

Education in the British Virgin Islands

Education in the British Virgin Islands

See also

British Virgin Islands

• Index of British Virgin Islands-related articles
• List of British Virgin Islands-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean
• Outline of the United Kingdom

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the British Virgin Islands

Official sites and overviews

• The Government of the British Virgin Islands (official government site)
• The Government of the BVI, London Office – Official government site
• British Virgin Islands: Nature's Little Secrets – Official site of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
• The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority – Official site
• National Parks Trust of the British Virgin Islands – Official site
• British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission – Official site
• British Virgin Islands. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

Directories

• British Virgin Islands at Curlie