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British Virgin Islands

Located in the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands are situated between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Country Fact Sheet
Capital	Road Town (on Tortola)
Surface	153 sq km
Currency	United States Dollar (USD)
GDP	Purchasing power parity - $853.4 million
GDP/Capita	(PPP)-38,500
Language	English (official)
Religion	Protestant 86%, Roman Catholic 10%, others 2%, none 2%
Government	The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands
Time Zone	Eastern Standard Time +1 hour, Greenwich Mean Time -4 hours hours GMT
Telecom Code	+1-284 and local 7 digit number
Airport	Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ/TUPW) Spanish Town 5km (3miles)
Driving	On left hand side of the road, license required
Electrical	110V, 60Hz
Political Climate	Stable country
Population	24041 people
History

Local Business & Service Providers
Accommodation
» Sugar Mill Hotel
Automotive services
» Depensable car rental
Business travel
» Consiergevi Travel Agency
Corporate incentives
Financial services
» FirstCaribbean Bank (British Virgin Islands)
Financial Technology
» Popular, Inc.
Intellectual Property
» CCP Financial Consultants Limited
Legal and fiduciary
» Hunte & Co.
Lifestyle
» Jolly Roger
Technology
Local Radio
» 780 ZBVI - Roadtown (Tortola) BV. ac/Caribbean
» 90.9 ZJKC - Ilse 95//WJKC-95.1 - Roadtown (Tortola) BV
Local Weather Forecast
Government Agencies
» British Virgin Islands Ports Authority
» Development Planning Unit
» Financial Services
» Tourist Board