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Entity :
British Virgin Islands
Main prefix :
VP2V
Time zone :
-4 h
Continent :
North America
ITU zone :
11
CQ zone :
8
Metropole :
British Virgin Islands : Virgin Islands (US and UK)
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Flag description
Blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful).
British Virgin Islands
Capital:
Road Town
Administrative divisions:
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Population:
23,552 (July 2007 est.)
Languages:
English (official)
Geographic coordinates:
18° 30' N, 64° 30' W
Area total:
153 sq. km comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands, includes the island of Anegada
Land area:
153 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
80 km
Elevation extremes:
Caribbean Sea 0 m - Mount Sage 521 m
Internet country code:
.vg
Currency:
US dollar (USD)
Name - abbreviation:
BVI
Name - conventional long form:
none
Name - conventional short form:
British Virgin Islands
Independence:
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Constitution:
1 June 1977
Government type:
NA
Dependency status:
overseas territory of the UK, internal self-governing
National holiday:
Territory Day, 1 July