British Virgin Islands February 25, 2019 Americas , Anegada , Antilles , archipelago , Atlantic Ocean , British colony , British Overseas Territory , British Virgin Islands , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , Caricom , colony , Communauté caribéenne , croisières , drug traffic , drug trafficking , drugs , finance , fiscal paradise , hurricane , Irma , islands , Jost Van Dyke , Latin America , Lesser Antilles , luxury , OECO , Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale , ouragan Irma , Peter Island , Road Town , Roadtown , Salt Island , Tortola , tourism , traffics , UK , United Kingdom , Virgin Gorda , Virgin Islands Official name Virgin Islands Name in local language British Virgin Islands (en) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 232e ) 32,944 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 2.27 % / year Area 151 km² Density 218.17 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 209e )1.027 billions $USD (2017) GDP/capita (ranking ) 34,246 $USD (2017) GDP growth 3.20 % / year (2017) Life expectancy (ranking ) 77.37 years (2017) Birth rate 7.46 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 0.86 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 4.72 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 20.32 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2019) Official languages English Currency United States dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 11e )0.945 / 1 (2008) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government British Overseas Territory Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor Augustus Jaspert National Day 3 July ISO Codes VG, VGB Demonym Virgin Islander, British Tourists (ranking ) 335,000 people (2017)
A paradise for dirty money and traffickers The British Virgin Islands are an archipelago of the West Indies and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom . They gather about fifty islands, of which 16 are inhabited. They are located to the east of the Virgin Islands of the United States .
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Photo: Henry A-W White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands Peter Island, British Virgin Islands Urban areas (2019) Urban areas Population Road Town 24,045 inhabitants Spanish Town 3,930 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Anegada 204 inhabitants 38 km² Jost Van Dyke 298 inhabitants 8 km² Tortola 24,045 inhabitants 56 km² Virgin Gorda 3,930 inhabitants 21 km²
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