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.
Capital: Road Town
Official language: English
Ethnic groups: 83.36% Afro-Caribbean, 7.28% White (mostly British and Portuguese), 5.38% Multiracial (mostly Puerto Rican), 3.14% East Indian, 0.84% Others
Demonym: Virgin Islander
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Government: British Overseas Territory
- Head of State Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor William Boyd McCleary
- Deputy Governor Vivian Inez Archibald
- Premier Ralph T. O'Neal
British Overseas Territory - Separate 1960
- Autonomous territory 1967
Area - Total 153 km2 (216th)
- Water (%) 1.6
Population - 2005 census 27,000
- Density 260/km2 (68th)
Currency: U.S. dollar (USD)
Time zone: Q (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-4)