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. 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. 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.
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
Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico
Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Leeward Islands
Virgin Islands archipelago
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
Population of the British Virgin Islands: 2005 census: 22,016
Area of the British Virgin Islands: 153 km²
Atlas of the British Virgin Islands
Environment of the British Virgin Islands
Climate of the British Virgin Islands
Renewable energy in the British Virgin Islands
Geology of the British Virgin Islands
Protected areas of the British Virgin Islands
Biosphere reserves in the British Virgin Islands
National parks of the British Virgin Islands
Wildlife of the British Virgin Islands
Fauna of the British Virgin Islands
Birds of the British Virgin Islands
Mammals of the British Virgin Islands
Natural geographic features of the British Virgin Islands
Fjords of the British Virgin Islands
Glaciers of the British Virgin Islands
Islands of the British Virgin Islands
Lakes of the British Virgin Islands
Mountains of the British Virgin Islands
Volcanoes in the British Virgin Islands
Rivers of the British Virgin Islands
Waterfalls of the British Virgin Islands
Valleys of the British Virgin Islands
World Heritage Sites in the British Virgin Islands: None
Regions of the British Virgin Islands
Regions 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
Municipalities of the British Virgin Islands
Provinces 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
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
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
High Court of Justice of the British Virgin Islands
Court of Appeal of the British Virgin Islands
Magistrate's Court of the British Virgin Islands
Juvenile Court of the British Virgin Islands
Court of Summary Jurisdiction of the British Virgin Islands
Foreign relations of the British Virgin Islands
Diplomatic missions in the British Virgin Islands
Diplomatic missions of the British Virgin Islands
The government of the British Virgin Islands is a member of:
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
Crime in the British Virgin Islands
Human rights in the British Virgin Islands
LGBT rights in the British Virgin Islands
Freedom of religion 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
Commander-in-chief:
Ministry of Defence of the British Virgin Islands
Forces
Army of the British Virgin Islands
Navy of the British Virgin Islands
Air Force of the British Virgin Islands
Special forces of the British Virgin Islands
Military history of the British Virgin Islands
Military ranks of the British Virgin Islands
History of the British Virgin Islands
Military history of the British Virgin Islands
Culture of the British Virgin Islands
Culture of the British Virgin Islands
Architecture of the British Virgin Islands
Cuisine of the British Virgin Islands
Festivals in the British Virgin Islands
Languages of the British Virgin Islands
Media in the British Virgin Islands
National symbols of the British Virgin Islands
Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
Flag of the British Virgin Islands
National anthem of the British Virgin Islands
People of the British Virgin Islands
Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands
Records of 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
Judaism in the British Virgin Islands
Sikhism in the British Virgin Islands
World Heritage Sites in the British Virgin Islands: None
Art in the British Virgin Islands
Art in the British Virgin Islands
Cinema of the British Virgin Islands
Literature of the British Virgin Islands
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.
Music of the British Virgin Islands
Television in the British Virgin Islands
Theatre in 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)
Agriculture in the British Virgin Islands
Banking in the British Virgin Islands
National Bank of the British Virgin Islands
Communications in the British Virgin Islands
Internet in the British Virgin Islands
Companies of the British Virgin Islands
Currency of the British Virgin Islands: Dollar
ISO 4217: USD
Energy in the British Virgin Islands
Energy policy of the British Virgin Islands
Oil industry in the British Virgin Islands
Mining in the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands Stock Exchange
Tourism in the British Virgin Islands
Transport in the British Virgin Islands
Airports in the British Virgin Islands
Education in the British Virgin Islands
Education in the British Virgin Islands
