British Virgin Islands Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

British Virgin Islands with its capital Road Town is located in North America (Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 154 square kilometres (about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC) with 21,730 citizens. English is the language spoken by the majority in British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands are a self-governing British overseas territory, situated in the Caribbean just to the east of the US Virgin Islands. Nature is the main attraction in the islands, with coral reefs, white sandy beaches, and scenic seaside villages the main draw. Other attractions include historic villages, churches, and, if the sun is too much for you, a museum in Road Town, the shady Botanic Gardens or the rain forest on Sage Mountain in Tortola.

Pictures from Capital (Road Town)

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About British Virgin Islands

The terrain offers coral islands relatively flat having volcanic islands steep, hilly. The average density of population is about 142 per km². The climate in British Virgin Islands can be described as subtropical with humid, temperatures moderated by trade winds. Possible natural disasters include hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October).

To reach someone in British Virgin Islands dial +1-284 prior to a number. There are 20,100 installed telephones. And there are 24,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 850, 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".vg". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 115V - 60Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in British Virgin Islands we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total British Virgin Islander population grew at a rate of 1.78% (or by 445 citizens). With 110 deaths and 362 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.01%. 193 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in British Virgin Islands: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.