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groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
Time zone: | GMT -4 (Atlantic standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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Main languages: | English |
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Currency: |
US dollar (USD) €1 = $1.11, £1 = $1.32 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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Internet Domain: | .vg | International Dialling Code: 1284 |
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For help planning your trip to British Virgin Islands including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our British Virgin Islands trip planning page.
Further information on British Virgin Islands
Discover more about British Virgin Islands - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 153 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 80 km (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Mount Sage (521m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for British Virgin Islands from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
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Freedom in the World | No Data | - | |
Democracy Index | No Data | - | |
Economic Freedom | No Data | - | |
Press Freedom | No Data | - | |
ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - | |
Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - | |
Overall Ranking: | - |
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of United Kingdom
Population: 32,680 Density: 213.5 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: black 83.4%, white 7%, other 9.6% (includes Indian and mixed) (2004 Census)
Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)
GDP (PPP): $0.5 billion GDP per capita: $42,300
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.