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Virgin Islands
Motto
"Vigilate" (Latin)
(English: "Be Vigilant")
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Territorial song: "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands"
Location of British Virgin Islands (circled in red)
Location of British Virgin Islands (circled in red)
Location of Virgin Islands
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Before annexationDutch West Indies
British capture1672
Cooper Island sold to U.K.1905
Separate colony1960
Autonomy1967
Capital
and largest city
Road Town
18°25′53″N64°37′23″W / 18.43139°N 64.62306°W / 18.43139; -64.62306
Official languagesEnglish
Ethnic groups
(2010[1])
76.9% Black
5.6% Hispanic
5.4% White
5.4% Mixed
2.1% East Indian
4.6% other
Demonym(s)
GovernmentParliamentarydependency under a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
John Rankin
David Archer
• Premier
Andrew Fahie
LegislatureHouse of Assembly
Government of the United Kingdom
Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
• Minister
Tariq Ahmad
Area
• Total
153 km2 (59 sq mi)
• Water (%)
1.6
Highest elevation
1,709 ft (521 m)
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
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Total
US$1,027,000,000
CurrencyUnited States dollar (US$) (USD)
Time zoneUTC-4:00 (AST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+1-284
UK postcode
VG-11xx
ISO 3166 codeVG
Internet TLD.vg

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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