British Virgin Islands

n. group of islands in the West Indies that are under the political administration of Britain

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 (see also Spanish 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. 12 mi) long and 5 km (approx. 3 mi) wide. The islands have a total population of about 22,000, of whom approximately 18,000 live on Tortola.  Road Town, the capital, is situated on Tortola.
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Noun
1. more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
(hypernym) possession
(part-holonym) Virgin Islands

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Background First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency. Map of British Virgin Islands More about British Virgin Islands: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues

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