British Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands^[1]


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: "Vigilate" (Latin)
"Be Vigilant"

Anthem: "God Save the Queen"

Capital
(and largest city) Road Town
18°25.883′N64°37.383′W / 18.431383°N 64.62305°W / 18.431383; -64.62305

Official language(s) English

Ethnic groups 83.36% Afro-Caribbean, 7.28% White (mostly British and Portuguese), 5.38% Multiracial (mostly Puerto Rican), 3.14% East Indian, 0.84% Others

Demonym Virgin Islander

Government British Overseas Territory (constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democratic dependency)

- Monarch H.M.Queen Elizabeth II

- Governor William Boyd McCleary

- Deputy Governor Vivian Inez Archibald

- Premier Orlando Smith

British Overseas Territory

- Separate 1960

- Autonomous territory 1967

Area

- Total 153 km² (216th)
59 sq mi

- Water (%) 1.6

Population

- estimate 27,800 (2012 est.)^[2]

- 2005 census 27,000^[3] (212th)

- Density 260/km² (68th)
673/sq mi

GDP (PPP) estimate

- Total $853.4 million^[4]

- Per capita $43,366

Currency U.S. dollar (USD)

Time zone AST (UTC-4)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-4)

Internet TLD

.vg

Calling code +1-284

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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