British Virgin Islands, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Road Town, capital city of British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands is a UK Caribbean territory excelling in financial services, luxury yachting tourism, and marine-park protection.
British Virgin Islands in one word would be “Yachting,” meaning sailing paradise.
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin Islands armorial
British Virgin Islands is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM (Associate).
British Virgin Islands administrative divisions
overseas territory of the UKEasy learning about British Virgin Islands |
The capital city of British Virgin Islands is Road Town.
| British Virgin Islands is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent Inhabitants of British Virgin Islands are called British Virgin Islanders |
| Overseas territory of | United Kingdom |
| Member of | CARICOM (Associate) since 1991 |
| British Virgin Islands has a population of | 38,985 inhabitants within a total area of 153 Km2 (95 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| British Virgin Islands ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 18° 30' N, 64° 30' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Puerto Rico and the U.S, Virgin Islands to the west and Anguilla to southeast. |
| British Virgin Islands Climate | subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (Methodist, Church of God, Anglican, Seventh Day Adventist, Pentecostal, Baptist, New Testament Church of God, other Protestant), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (USD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .vg |
| British Virgin Islands calling code | +-283 |
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