British Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Vigilate" (Latin) "Be Vigilant"
Anthem: "God Save the Queen" Territorial song: "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands"
Location of  British Virgin Islands  (circled in red) in the Caribbean  (light yellow)
Status	British Overseas Territory
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	76.5% "Black/African" 7% "White" 5% "Hispanic" 5% "Multiracial" 2% "East Indian" 4.5% "others"a
Demonym	Virgin Islander
Government	Parliamentary dependency under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor	John Duncan
• Deputy Governor	V. Inez Archibald
• Premier	Orlando Smith
• Responsible Ministerb (UK)	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Legislature	House of Assembly
Established as a dependency of the United Kingdom
• Separate	1960
• Autonomy	1967
Area
• Total	153 km2 (59 sq mi) (216th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2010 census	28,054 (212th)
• Density	260/km2 (673.4/sq mi) (68th)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$853.4 million
• Per capita	$43,366
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+1-284
ISO 3166 code	VG
Internet TLD	.vg
Source for all ethnic groups including labels: 2010 Census of Population For the Overseas Territories.

Coordinates: 18°30′N 64°30′W / 18.500°N 64.500°W / 18.500; -64.500

in the Caribbean  (light yellow)

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago; the remaining islands constitute the US Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Islands.

The 150-square-kilometre (58-square-mile) British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is situated on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands had a population of about 28,000 at the 2010 Census, of whom approximately 23,500 lived on Tortola; the latest estimate (2016) is 30,800.

British Virgin Islanders are classed as British Overseas Territories citizens and since 2002 have had an entitlement to take up full UK citizenship. Although the territory is not part of the European Union and not directly subject to EU law, its citizens are deemed to be citizens of the EU as well.