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British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands are a group of over 50 islands and Cays located in the northeast Caribbean. They include Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Great Camanoe , Guana Island, Peter Island, Salt Island, Beef Island, Cooper Island, Ginger Island, Norman Island, and many other small islands all clustered around Sir Francis Drake Channel.
They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization lists the British Virgin Islands as one of the 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories of the world since 1945.
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| National motto: The Land, The People, The Light | ||||
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| Official language| | English | |||
| Political status | Non-sovereign, Overseas territory of the UK | |||
| Capital | Road Town | |||
| Governor | Tom Macan | |||
| Chief minister | Orlando Smith | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 176th 153 km² 1.6% | |||
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 175th 21,730 260/km² | |||
| Currency | US dollar | |||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |||
| National anthem | ||||
| Internet TLD | .vg | |||
| Calling Code | 1-284 | |||
From the CIA World Factbook.
- History of the British Virgin Islands
- Geography of the British Virgin Islands
- Demographics of the British Virgin Islands
- Politics of the British Virgin Islands
- Economy of the British Virgin Islands
- Communications on the British Virgin Islands
- Transportation on the British Virgin Islands
- Military of the British Virgin Islands
Maps of The British Virgin Islands from Caribbean-On-Line.com
Reference
External Links
- Map of The British Virgin Islands
- Map of Tortola
- Map of Road Town
- Map of Jost Van Dyke
- Map of Virgin Gorda
- Map of Anegada
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