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British Virgin Islands



British Virgin IslandsThe '''British Virgin Islands''' are a group of over 50 islands and Cays located in the northeast Caribbean. They include Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Great Camanoe, Guana Island, Peter Island, Salt Island, Beef Island, Cooper Island, Ginger Island, Norman Island, and many other small islands all clustered around Sir Francis Drake Channel. They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization include the British Virgin Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.{{an|UN_decolonisation}} {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0 0 1em 1em; float:right; width:290px;" |+ <big>'''British Virgin Islands'''</big> |- |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2| {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- |align="center" width="140px"|Image:British virgin islands flag large.png|125px|Flag of the British Virgin Islands |align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="120px"|Image:BritishVirginIslands coa.gif|80px|Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands |- |align="center" width="140px"|(Flag of the British Virgin Islands|In Detail) |} |- |align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|<font size="-1">''National motto: <br/> The Land, The People, The Light''</font> |- |align=center colspan=2|Image:LocationBritishVirginIslands.png |- |width="115px"|Official language| |English language|English |- |Political status |Non-sovereignty|sovereign, Overseas territory of the United Kingdom|UK |- |Capital |Road Town |- |Governor |Tom Macan |- |Chief minister |Orlando Smith |- |Area <br/> &nbsp;- Total <br/> &nbsp;- % water |List of countries by area|Ranked 176th <br/> 1 E8 m2|153 km&sup2; <br/> 1.6% |- |Population <br/> &nbsp;- Total (2002) <br/> &nbsp;- Population density|Density |List of countries by population|Ranked 175th <br/> 21,730 <br/> 260/km&sup2; |- |Currency |US dollar |- |Time zone |Coordinated Universal Time|UTC -4 |- |National anthem |&nbsp; |- |Top-level domain|Internet TLD |.vg |- |List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code |1-284 |} Image:British Virgin Islands.png|Map of British Virgin Islands ''From the CIA World Factbook.'' * History of the British Virgin Islands * Geography of the British Virgin Islands * Demographics of the British Virgin Islands * Politics of the British Virgin Islands * Economy of the British Virgin Islands * Communications on the British Virgin Islands * Transportation on the British Virgin Islands * Military of the British Virgin Islands ''Maps of The British Virgin Islands from [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com Caribbean-On-Line.com]'' ==Reference== *{{Anb|UN_decolonisation}} {{Web reference|URL=http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/decolonization/trust3.htm| title=Non-Self-Governing Territories listed by General Assembly in 2002| work=United Nations Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization| year=2005|date=March 10}} ==External Links== * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/bvimap.shtml Map of The British Virgin Islands] * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/ttmap.shtml Map of Tortola] * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/rtmap.shtml Map of Road Town] * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/jvmap.shtml Map of Jost Van Dyke] * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/vgmap.shtml Map of Virgin Gorda] * [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/agmap.shtml Map of Anegada] {{West Indies}} {{Caricom}} {{Crowncolonies}} Category:Caribbean islands Category:British Virgin Islands| Category:Current British colonies Category:Special territories of the EU de:Britische Jungferninseln es:Islas_V%EDrgenes_Brit%E1nicas eo:Britaj Virgulininsuloj fr:Îles Vierges britanniques io:Virgin-Insuli Britana it:Isole Vergini Britanniche ja:&#12452;&#12462;&#12522;&#12473;&#38936;&#12532;&#12449;&#12540;&#12472;&#12531;&#35576;&#23798; nl:Britse Maagdeneilanden no:De britiske jomfruøyene pl:Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze pt:Ilhas Virgens Britânicas ro:Insulele Virgine Britanice sl:Britanski Devi&#353;ki otoki sv:Brittiska Jungfruöarna First page | Prev | Next | Last page |

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