Outline of the British Virgin Islands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands:
British Virgin Islands (BVI) – British overseas territory located in the eastern portion of the Virgin Islands Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.[1] The Virgin Islands are part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The United States Virgin Islands comprises the western portion of the archipelago. Technically the name of the Territory is simply the "Virgin Islands", but in practice since 1917 they have been almost universally referred to as the "British Virgin Islands" to distinguish the islands from the American Territory.[2] To add to the regional confusion, the Puerto Rican islands of Culebra, Vieques and surrounding islands began referring to themselves as the "Spanish Virgin Islands" as part of a tourism drive in the early 2000s.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other smaller islands and cays. Approximately fifteen of the islands are inhabited. The largest island, Tortola, is approximately 20 km (approx. 12 mi) long and 5 km (approx. 3 mi) wide. The islands have a total population of about 22,000, of whom approximately 18,000 live on Tortola. Road Town, the capital, is situated on Tortola.
General reference[]
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: The British Virgin Islands
- Official English country name: Virgin Islands[3]
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Virgin Island
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: VG, VGB, 092
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VG
- Internet country code top-level domain: .vg
Geography of the British Virgin Islands[]
Geography of the British Virgin Islands
- The British Virgin Islands are: a British overseas territory
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of the British Virgin Islands
- High: Mount Sage 521 m (1,709 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 80 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- : 2005 census: 22,016
- : 153 km²
- Atlas of the British Virgin Islands
Environment of the British Virgin Islands[]
- Climate of the British Virgin Islands
- Geology of the British Virgin Islands
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Natural geographic features of the British Virgin Islands[]
- Islands of the British Virgin Islands
- Mountains of the British Virgin Islands
- Rivers of the British Virgin Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the British Virgin Islands: None
Regions of the British Virgin Islands[]
Ecoregions of the British Virgin Islands[]
Administrative divisions of the British Virgin Islands[]
Administrative divisions of the British Virgin Islands
Provinces of the British Virgin Islands[]
Districts of the British Virgin Islands[]
Districts of the British Virgin Islands
Municipalities of the British Virgin Islands[]
- Capital of the British Virgin Islands: Road Town
- Cities of the British Virgin Islands
Demography of the British Virgin Islands[]
Demographics of the British Virgin Islands
Government and politics of the British Virgin Islands[]
Politics of the British Virgin Islands
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
- Capital of the British Virgin Islands: Road Town
- Elections in the British Virgin Islands
- Political parties in the British Virgin Islands
- Taxation in the British Virgin Islands
Branches of the government of the British Virgin Islands[]
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Executive branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands[]
- Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II
- Monarch's representative: Governor of the British Virgin Islands, William Boyd McCleary
- Head of government: Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Orlando Smith
- Heads of government of the British Virgin Islands
- Cabinet: Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands
Legislative branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands[]
- House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands[]
Foreign relations of the British Virgin Islands[]
Foreign relations of the British Virgin Islands
International organization membership[]
The government of the British Virgin Islands is a member of:[1]
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (associate)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (subbureau)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
Law and order in the British Virgin Islands[]
Law of the British Virgin Islands
- Constitution of the British Virgin Islands
- Human rights in the British Virgin Islands
- Law enforcement in the British Virgin Islands
Military of the British Virgin Islands[]
Military of the British Virgin Islands
- Command
- Forces
- Army of the British Virgin Islands
Local government in the British Virgin Islands[]
History of the British Virgin Islands[]
History of the British Virgin Islands
Culture of the British Virgin Islands[]
Culture of the British Virgin Islands
- Cuisine of the British Virgin Islands
- Languages of the British Virgin Islands
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- Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
- Flag of the British Virgin Islands
- National anthem of the British Virgin Islands
- Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands
- Religion in the British Virgin Islands
- Christianity in the British Virgin Islands
- Hinduism in the British Virgin Islands
- Islam in the British Virgin Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the British Virgin Islands: None
Art in the British Virgin Islands[]
Literature[]
Among the noted names in Virgin Islands literature are Alphaeus Osario Norman (1885-1942), Verna Penn Moll, Jennie Wheatley, and Patricia G. Turnbull. Their poetry and that of 22 other writers, including the fastly emerging poet and literary critic Richard Georges, can be found in Where I See the Sun – Contemporary Poetry in The Virgin Islands (Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke), an anthology edited by Lasana M. Sekou in 2016.[4]
- Music of the British Virgin Islands
Sports in the British Virgin Islands[]
Sports in the British Virgin Islands
- Football in the British Virgin Islands
- British Virgin Islands at the Olympics
- British Virgin Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Economy and infrastructure of the British Virgin Islands[]
Economy of the British Virgin Islands
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth)
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- Communications in the British Virgin Islands
- Internet in the British Virgin Islands
- Currency of the British Virgin Islands: Dollar
- ISO 4217: USD
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- Tourism in the British Virgin Islands
- Transport in the British Virgin Islands
Education in the British Virgin Islands[]
Education in the British Virgin Islands
See also[]
English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- List of British Virgin Islands-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Outline of the Caribbean
- Outline of the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ British Virgin Islands government publications had traditionally continued to commence with "The Territory of the Virgin Islands", but recently, more and more legislation now simply refers to the Territory as the British Virgin Islands. The Interpretation Act (Cap 136) (1985) defines the "Territory" as simply the "Virgin Islands"; but the Insolvency Act, 2003 defines a "foreign company" as 'a body corporate that is incorporated, registered or formed outside the British Virgin Islands.'
- ^ The Virgin Islands (Constitution) Order 1976
- ^ http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=1472520053
External links[]
Wikimedia Atlas of the British Virgin Islands
- Official sites and overviews
- The Government of the British Virgin Islands (official government site)
- The Government of the BVI, London Office – Official government site
- British Virgin Islands: Nature's Little Secrets – Official site of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority – Official site
- National Parks Trust of the British Virgin Islands – Official site
- British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission – Official site
- British Virgin Islands. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Directories
- British Virgin Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
- British Virgin Islands at Curlie
- British Virgin Islands
- Outlines of countries
- British Virgin Islands-related lists