For an alphabetical index of this subject, see the List of British Virgin Islands-related articles.

Location of the British Virgin Islands

More specific location of the British Virgin Islands (in dark red)

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) 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 constituting the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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.^[1] 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.

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Flag of the British Virgin Islands		Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands

• International rankings of the British Virgin Islands

Geography of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: 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
  • Extreme points of the British Virgin Islands
• Population: 2005 census: 22,016
• Size: 153 km²
• Atlas of the British Virgin Islands

Environment of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Environment of the British Virgin Islands

• Climate of the British Virgin Islands
• Ecology of the British Virgin Islands
  • Ecoregions in 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
  • Flora 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

Main article: Landforms 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

Regions of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Regions of the British Virgin Islands

Ecoregions of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Ecoregions in the British Virgin Islands

Administrative divisions of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: 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

Main article: Provinces of the British Virgin Islands

Districts of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Districts of the British Virgin Islands

Municipalities of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Municipalities of the British Virgin Islands

• Capital of the British Virgin Islands: Capital of the British Virgin Islands
• Cities of the British Virgin Islands

Demography of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

Government and politics of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Government of the British Virgin Islands and Politics of the British Virgin Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the British Virgin Islands: Capital of the British Virgin Islands

• Elections in the British Virgin Islands
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the British Virgin Islands
• Political scandals of the British Virgin Islands
• Taxation in the British Virgin Islands

Branches of the government of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Government of the British Virgin Islands

Executive branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands

• Head of state: President of the British Virgin Islands, [[]]
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the British Virgin Islands, [[]]
• Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands

Legislative branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands

• Parliament of the British Virgin Islands (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the British Virgin Islands
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the British Virgin Islands

Judicial branch of the government of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Court system of the British Virgin Islands

• Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands

Foreign relations of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Foreign relations of the British Virgin Islands

• Diplomatic missions in the British Virgin Islands
• Diplomatic missions of the British Virgin Islands
• United States-the British Virgin Islands relations

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of the British Virgin Islands

the British Virgin Islands is a member of:

• [[]]
• [[]]
• [[]]

Law and order in the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Law of the British Virgin Islands

• Capital punishment in 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

Main article: 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

Local government in the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Local government in the British Virgin Islands

History of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: History of the British Virgin Islands, Timeline of the history of the British Virgin Islands, and Current events of the British Virgin Islands

• Economic history of the British Virgin Islands
• Military history of the British Virgin Islands

Culture of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Culture of the British Virgin Islands

• Architecture of the British Virgin Islands
• Cuisine of the British Virgin Islands
• Ethnic minorities in the British Virgin Islands
• Festivals in the British Virgin Islands
• Humor 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
• Prostitution in the British Virgin Islands
• Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands
• Records of the British Virgin Islands
• Religion in the British Virgin Islands
  • Buddhism 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

The Arts in the British Virgin Islands

• Art in the British Virgin Islands
• Cinema of the British Virgin Islands
• Literature of the British Virgin Islands
• Music of the British Virgin Islands
• Television in the British Virgin Islands
• Theatre in the British Virgin Islands

Sports in the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Sports in the British Virgin Islands

• Football in the British Virgin Islands

Economy of the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Economy of the British Virgin Islands

• Economic rank:

• 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
• Companies of the British Virgin Islands
• Currency of the British Virgin Islands:
• Economic history of the British Virgin Islands
• Energy policy of the British Virgin Islands
• Mining in the British Virgin Islands
• Oil industry in the British Virgin Islands
• Tourism in the British Virgin Islands
• Transport in the British Virgin Islands

• the British Virgin Islands Stock Exchange

Education in the British Virgin Islands

Main article: Education in the British Virgin Islands

Infrastructure of the British Virgin Islands

• Communications in the British Virgin Islands
  • Internet in the British Virgin Islands
• Energy in the British Virgin Islands
• Health care in the British Virgin Islands
• Transportation in the British Virgin Islands
  • Airports in the British Virgin Islands
  • Rail transport in the British Virgin Islands
  • Roads in the British Virgin Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the British Virgin Islands

See also

• List of basic geography topics
• List of the British Virgin Islands-related articles (alphabetical index)
• List of international rankings

References

External links

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• Wikimedia Atlas of the British Virgin Islands