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Capitale
nome: Road Town
coordinate geografiche: 18 25 N, 64 37 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swells
Indipendenza
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Festa nazionale
Territory Day, 1 Luglio (1956)
Costituzione
history: several previous; latest effective 15 Giugno 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007)
Suffragio
18 anni; universal
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Gus JASPERT (da allora 22 August 2017)
capo di governo: Premier Andrew FAHIE (da allora 26 February 2019)
cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly
elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor

Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019