
British Virgin Islands
Population
21,730 peopleCapital
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Area in square kilometers
153 km2 The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola,
Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other
smaller islands and cays. Approximately 15 of the islands are
inhabited.
The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the
British Leeward Islands or with St. Kitts and Nevis, with an
Administrator representing the British Government on the Islands.
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands (BVI), is
a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of
Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands
archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
current British Virgin Islands at that time.
The Arawaks inhabited the islands until the 15th century when they
were displaced by the more aggressive Caribs, a tribe from the Lesser
Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea is named.
The British Virgin Islands came under British control in 1672, at the
outbreak of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, and have remained so ever
since. The circumstances of the British taking control however are
somewhat uncertain.
The History of the British Virgin Islands is usually, for convenience,
broken up into five separate periods:
* Pre-Columbian Amerindian settlement, up to an uncertain date
* Nascent European settlement, from approximately 1612 until 1672
* British
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The British Virgin Islands comprise around sixty semi-tropical
Caribbean islands, ranging in size from the largest, Tortola 20 km
(approx. 12 mi) long and 5 km (approx. 3 mi) wide, to tiny uninhabited
islets.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British overseas territory,
located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make
up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands
constituting the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola,
Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other
smaller islands and cays. Approximately fifteen of the islands are
inhabited. The largest island, Tortola, is approximately 20 km
(approx.
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COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British
overseas territory, part of the British West Indies, lying about 60
miles east of Puerto Rico. There are about 50 islands in the BVI, many
of which are uninhabited.
British Virgin Islands maintain a separate border control with United
Kingdom. Nationals of EU, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, South Korea,
Switzerland, United States of America etc. do not require a visa to
enter and visit British Virgin Islands.
people of the British Virgin Islands with the people of the U.S.
Virgin Islands. The ferries link the city of Charlotte Amalie, St.
Thomas with either Road Town or the West End of Tortola.
visitors to the British Virgin Islands stay on liveaboard boats or
charter sailing vessels.
British Virgin Islands in October 2009...There were 8 of us on the 53
foot yacht, and we had so much fun its difficult to capture it all in
this youtube video.
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Islands sailing trip October 2009
* Order: Reorder
* Duration: 4:30
* Published: 03 Dec 2009
* Uploaded: 14 Apr 2011
Sailing - British Virgin Islands, BVI part 2 Sailing - British Virgin
Islands, BVI part 2
* Order: Reorder
* Duration: 4:05
* Published: 31 Dec 2007
* Uploaded: 20 Sep 2010
from the British Virgin Islands, is a singer signed with the
record label Beluga Heights Records.
Guana Island is an island of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in
the Caribbean. One of the few remaining privately-owned islands in
its part of the world, Guana has seven white powder-sand beaches
and of tropical forest, mountains, hills, and valleys.
Nanny Cay is an island of the British Virgin Islands in the
Caribbean. It is made up of three cays originally known as Big
Cay, Little Cay and Miss Peggy Cay and is connected to Tortola by
a short bridge.
British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since
1959.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$853.4 million (2004 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$839.
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Background:
First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin
Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the
English in 1672.
until 1956, when the British Virgin Islands became a separate colony.
Its status was changed to an overseas territory in 2002.
For more information on British Virgin Islands, visit Britannica.com.
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In British Virgin Islands the weather is always the way you like it,
and you and your family can enjoy a relaxing holiday away from the
worries of everyday life.
and approximately 50 smaller islands, the British Virgin Islands is
magical, mesmerizing and quite possibly one of the most beautiful
places in the world. Thanks to more than 400,000 travelers booking
flights to the British Virgin Islands every year, tourism accounts for
45 percent of the island’s income.
Book flights to the British Virgin Islands for a walk on the white
sand beaches, a visit to The Baths on Virgin Gorda, or snorkel the
coral reefs. The British Virgin Islands is a sea-lovers paradise –
charter a yacht and explore the other islands in the Caribbean.
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The British Virgin Islands have long been associated with pirates
and pirate lore. In the early 1700s, the BVI saw many scoundrels
and opportunists pass through its waters.
the British Virgin Islands is, overall, a day at the beach, yet
this in no way means there aren't a hundred other ways in which to
spoil yourself.
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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British overseas territory,
located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands
make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago. The remainder
constituting the U.S.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of
Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over
50 other smaller islands and cays. Around 15 of the islands are
inhabited.
Map of British Virgin Islands Map of British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands comprise an area slightly smaller that the
U.S. District of Colombia.
The British Virgin Islands are comprised of 36 semi-tropical Caribbean
islands, ranging in size from the largest, Tortola, approximately 12
miles by 3 miles, to tiny uninhabited islets. The four main islands
are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke.
The British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory, located in
the Caribbean to the east of Central America. The 36 islands are of
volcanic origin, with the exception of Anegada, which is a coral
atoll. The U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Thomas, and St.
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British Virgin Islands Ranked #1 of 6 in Road Town 4.
British Virgin Islands Ranked #2 of 93 in Tortola 4.
British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since
1959.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$853.4 million (2004 est.