British Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Vigilate" (Latin) "Be Vigilant"
Anthem: God Save the Queen  (official) Territorial song: Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands  (official)
Capital and largest city	Road Town 18°25.883′N 64°37.383′W / 18.431383°N 64.623050°W / 18.431383; -64.623050
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups	83.36% Afro-Caribbean 7.28% Whitea 5.38% multiracialb 3.14% East Indian 0.84% others
Demonym(s)	British Virgin Islander
Government	British Overseas Territoryc
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor	William Boyd McCleary
• Deputy Governor	Vivian Inez Archibald
• Premier	Orlando Smith
• Responsible Ministerd (UK)	Mark Simmonds MP
Legislature	House of Assembly
British Overseas Territory
• Separate	1960
• Autonomous territory	1967
Area
• Total	153 km2 (59 sq mi) (216th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2012 estimate	27,800[1]
• 2005 census	27,000[2] (212th)
• Density	260/km2 (673.4/sq mi) (68th)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$853.4 million[3]
• Per capita	$43,366
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (not observed)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1-284
ISO 3166 code	VG
Internet TLD	.vg
Mostly British and Portuguese. Mostly Puerto Ricans. Parliamentary democratic dependency under constitutional monarchy. For the Overseas Territories.

The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory and are part of the Virgin Islands, a chain of islands in the Caribbean. The islands comprise of the eastern half of the island chain. The British Virgin Islands has sixteen inhabited islands and more than twenty uninhabited islands. Over 22,000 people live there, which is fewer than the neighbouring United States Virgin Islands.

The capital city, Road Town, is on Tortola, one of the islands in the group. Most of the people live on Tortola, but the other main inhabited islands include Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke.

1. ↑ "Overseas Hiring Reduced; Census Report Likely To Show Population At 27,800 - BVIPlatinum.com | BVIDailyNews.com". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
2. ↑ "Country Profile: British Virgin Islands (British Overseas Territory)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
3. ↑ "Central America :: British Virgin Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2013-07-12.