Explore British Virgin Islands in 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.
Pictures from Road Town (Capital) 
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Peter Island, BVI
© Ha-Jo47
Overlooking Round Bay
© Tim Jansa
Evening at East End
© Tim Jansa
Coral Bay Road Signs
© Tim Jansa
Yawzi Point Trail
© Tim Jansa
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 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 country consists of 1 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of British Virgin Islands
American Tourism Information
Official Tourism Office
Website: British Virgin Islands Tourism
P.O. Box 134
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Phone: +1-284 494 3134
Fax: +1-284 494 3866
Demographic Information
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.
Birthrate
The number of people born in British Virgin Islands has declined over the last 10 years by 0.7 births per thousand from 15.2 in 2001 to 14.5 in 2010. Currently, 362 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in British Virgin Islands has declined over the last 10 years by 0.2 deaths per thousand from 4.5 in 2001 to 4.4 in 2010. Currently, 110 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in British Virgin Islands is growing at an rate of 1.78% (or by 445 citizens). Each year 193 people enter this country (or 7.70 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.01%. Or an total increase of 252 citizens.
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.
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