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  1. Outline of the British Virgin Islands

    102 The Flag of the British Virgin Islands The Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands image LocationBritishVirginIslands.png thumb The location of the British Virgin Islands image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb An enlargeable map of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands BVI is a British overseas territory located in the eastern portion of the Virgin Islands Archipelago in the Caribbean ... publications the world factbook geos vi.html title British Virgin Islands work The World Factbook ... Virgin Islands to distinguish the islands from the American Territory. ref British Virgin Islands government ... or formed outside the British Virgin Islands . ref To add to the regional confusion, the Puerto ... 2000s. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola , Virgin Gorda , Anegada ... outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands TOC limit limit 2 General reference image British Virgin Islands CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of the British Virgin Islands International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name The British Virgin Islands Official English country name British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands ... 2 VG Internet country code top level domain .vg Geography of the British Virgin Islands image Topographic Map thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the British Virgin Islands Main Geography of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands are a British overseas territory Location Northern ... Islands archipelago Time zone Eastern Caribbean Time UTC 04 Extreme points of the British Virgin Islands ... 80  km Population of the British Virgin Islands 2005 census 22,016 Area of the British Virgin Islands 153  km commons Atlas of the British Virgin Islands Atlas of the British Virgin Islands Environment of the British Virgin Islands image Satellite Image thumb An enlargeable satellite image of the British Virgin Islands Climate of the British Virgin Islands Environmental issues in the British ...   more details



  1. Military of the British Virgin Islands

    The defence of the British Virgin Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom . The history of the British Virgin Islands history of the islands is relatively free from armed conflict, and people of the British Virgin Islands have served in foreign militaries with great distinction. Foremost amongst these is Samuel Hodge grandson of notorious historical figure, Arthur William Hodge , who won the Victoria Cross , Britain s highest military honour, whilst serving in the Gambia Campaign for the British Army . Military of North America Category Military of the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands passport

    Infobox Identity document document name British Virgin Islands passport image BVIPassport.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary British Virgin Islands passport. image2 BVIPassportDatapage.jpg image caption2 British Virgin Islands passport information page date first issued using jurisdiction flag British Virgin Islands valid jurisdictions document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility British Overseas Territories citizen s connected to the British Virgin Islands expiration 10 years for adults aged 16 or over, 5 years for children The British Virgin Islands passport is a British passport issued to British Overseas Territories citizen s with a connection to the British Virgin Islands by the Deputy Governor s Office. Physical appearance The British Virgin Islands passport includes the following data Photo of Passport Holder Type P for passport Code of Issuing State VGB Passport number Name Nationality British Overseas Territories Citizen Date of Birth Sex Place of Birth Date of issue Holder s signature Date of expiry Authority External links http prado.consilium.europa.eu EN 4368 docHome.html VGB Virgin Islands, British passport http www.dgo.gov.vg index.php?mpageid 247 Official website of the Civil Registry and Passport Office of the Deputy Governor s Office British passports Passports Category Passports by country British Virgin Islands Category British passports ...   more details



  1. Elections in the British Virgin Islands

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of the British Virgin Islands Elections in the British Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in politics of the British Virgin Islands the British Virgin Islands . The British Virgin Islands elects on territorial level a unicameral legislature . The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands House of Assembly formerly named the Legislative Council prior to the 2007 election has 15 members, 13 members elected for a four year term, 9 of them in single seat constituency constituencies and 4 at large. The Attorney General and one speaker chosen from outside the council also serve on the Council. The British Virgin Islands has a two party system , which means that there are two dominant political parties , with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Elections are held every four years. The last election was in 2007. The system of elections is very similar to that of Westminster. The parties nominate candidates on a nomination day, then the election is held several weeks later. Latest elections Main British Virgin Islands general election, 2011 BVI legislative election, 2011 Past elections British Virgin Islands elections See also Electoral calendar Electoral system North America topic Elections in DEFAULTSORT Elections In The British Virgin Islands Category Elections in the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub Caribbean election stub ...   more details



  1. Islam in the British Virgin Islands

    islam by country According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, Muslims constitute approximately 1.2 of the population in the British Virgin Islands . ref http pewforum.org uploadedfiles Topics Demographics Muslimpopulation.pdf ref Notes reflist Islam in the Americas Category Islam by country British Virgin Islands Category Islam in the Caribbean Category Religion in the British Virgin Islands Islam country stub ...   more details



  1. Premier of the British Virgin Islands

    Dr Orlando Smith , Premier NDP 2nd Term Party affiliations are as follows VIP &mdash Virgin Islands Party NDP &mdash National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands National Democratic Party UP &mdash United Party British Virgin Islands United Party defunct References Reflist BVIPMs Category British Virgin Islands related lists Heads of government of the British Virgin Islands Category Heads of government of the British Virgin Islands Category Lists of heads of government British Virgin Islands ...Infobox minister office border territorial minister prime title Premier jurisdiction the British Virgin Islands logo Coat of Arms of the British Virgin Islands.svg logo description Coat of Arms of the British Virgin Islands image incumbent Orlando Smith Dr. Orlando Smith post nominals Order of the British Empire OBE incumbentsince 9 November 2011 appointed by Excellency H.E. William Boyd McCleary governor Governor of the British Virgin Islands first minister Lavity Stoutt Hamilton Lavity Stoutt br small as Chief Minister small date April 1967 residence website http www.bvi.org.uk Office of the Premier Politics of the British Virgin Islands The Premier of the British Virgin Islands is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands . As a British Overseas Territory , the Premier is appointed by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands Governor on behalf of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom , currently Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II . ref http www.bvi.gov.vg products.asp?iProd 129&iCat 15&hierarchy 0 The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 SI 2007 1678 ref Until 2007, the head of government was known as the Chief Minister. ref http www.bvi.gov.vg products.asp?iProd 128&iCat 15&hierarchy 0 The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 1976 SI 1976 2145 , as amended by 1979 1603, 1982 151, http www.opsi.gov.uk SI si1991 Uksi 19912871 en 1.htm 1991 2871 and http www.opsi.gov.uk si si1994 Uksi 19941638 en 1.htm 1994 1638 ref List of Chief Minister s and Premier s class wikitable ...   more details



  1. Governor of the British Virgin Islands

    s coat of arms. The official residence of the Governor is Government House, British Virgin Islands Government House located in Road Town , Tortola . History The first colonial administration on the Islands was the Dutch Empire Dutch . England annexed the Islands in 1672. An Administrator was appointed to the Islands from 1887, and replaced by a Governor in 1971 when the Islands were created a distinct ... see List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands . Up until 1971 the Administrators were ... the British Virgin Islands formed a part. List of Administrators of the British Virgin Islands Edward ... Sutherland Ian Thomson 1967 1971 List of Governors of the British Virgin Islands Derek George Cudmore ... products directory.asp?iProd 32&iCat 5&hierarchy 0 Government of the British Virgin Islands The Governor s Office British dependencies governors Category Lists of governors British Virgin Islands Category Governors of the British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands related lists ...unsourced date November 2011 Infobox vice regal province state cdependency overseas the British Virgin Islands realm fedrealm cdependency shield Coat of Arms of the British Virgin Islands.svg crest image incumbent William Boyd McCleary William McCleary post nominals his her His style the British Virgin Islands appointed by Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II br small as Monarchy of the United Kingdom Queen ... of the Government Administrator small first gg date 1887 residence Government House, British Virgin Islands website http ukinbvi.fco.gov.uk en about us hm governor Office of the Governor Image Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 260px Standard of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands Politics of the British Virgin Islands The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom s British overseas territory overseas territory of British Virgin Islands . The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British ...   more details



  1. Flag of the British Virgin Islands

    File Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px right File FIAV 110010.svg 23px Flag, ratio 1 2 File Civil Ensign of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px right File FIAV 000100.svg 23px Civil ensign, ratio 1 2 File Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.svg thumb 250px Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on 15 November 1960. It is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and defaced with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands . The coat of arms features Saint Ursula and the lamps of her virgin followers, which gives the islands their name. The civil ensign is a red ensign with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands . The red ensign is to be flown on board vessels either registered in the British Virgin Islands or by vessels visiting the British Virgin Islands. The Governor of the British Virgin Islands has a separate flag, a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. This design is similar to flags of the other Governors in British overseas territories. External links FOTW id vg title British Virgin Islands British dependencies flags Flags of North America Union Flag DEFAULTSORT Virgin Islands, British, Flag of the Category Blue Ensigns Category British Virgin Islands culture Flag Category National flags Category Flags of British Overseas Territories Category 1960 introductions BritishVirginIslands stub caribbean flag stub af Vlag van die Britse Maagde eilande ar bs Zastava Britanskih Djevi anskih ostrva cs Vlajka Britsk ch Panensk ch ostrov de Flagge der Britischen Jungferninseln et Briti Neitsisaarte lipp el es Bandera de las Islas V rgenes Brit nicas eo Flago de la Britaj Virgulininsuloj ... Zastava Britanskih Djevi anskih otoka id Bendera Kepulauan Virgin Britania Raya it Bandiera delle Isole Vergini britanniche he hu A Brit Virgin szigetek z szlaja mk ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands

    which refers to the territory as the Virgin Islands not, for the avoidance of doubt, as the British Virgin Islands ref common name British Virgin Islands image flag Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg ... Virgin Islands Governor leader name2 William Boyd McCleary leader title3 Deputy Governor of the British ... of the British Virgin Islands Premier leader name4 Orlando Smith sovereignty type British Overseas Territory ... america british virgin islands ref population census year 2005 population census rank 212th population ... , often called the British Virgin Islands BVI , is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean ... name of the country is still simply the Virgin Islands , but the prefix British is often ... West Indies to Virgin Islands of the United States in 1917. British Virgin Islands government publications ... as the British Virgin Islands . ref group note The Interpretation Act Cap 136 1985 defines the Territory ... corporate that is incorporated, registered or formed outside the British Virgin Islands . ref The British ..., of whom approximately 23,000 live on Tortola. History Main History of the British Virgin Islands ... of any native Amerindian population in the British Virgin Islands during this period .... Croix from Denmark for US 25 million, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands . The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the British Leeward Islands or with St. Kitts ... thumb right 500px Map of British Virgin Islands File Tortola.jpg thumb right 180px Scenery of Tortola . Main Geography of the British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands comprise around sixty ... col1 Beef Island small connected to Tortola small Cooper Island British Virgin Islands Cooper ... Branson small Necker Island British Virgin Islands Necker Island small owned by Sir Richard Branson small Norman Island small owned by Henry Jarecki small Peter Island Salt Island, British Virgin Islands Salt Island Prickly Pear British Virgin Islands Prickly Pear col3 Eustatia Island Eustatia Saba ...   more details



  1. Politics of the British Virgin Islands

    Politics of the British Virgin Islands Politics of the British Virgin Islands takes place in a framework ... territory dependency , whereby the Premier of the British Virgin Islands Premier is the head of government , and of a multi party system . The British Virgin Islands are an internally self governing ... and the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands Legislative Council . The Judiciary ... and came into force after the Legislative Council was dissolved for the British Virgin Islands general ... Kingdom Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Governor of the British Virgin Islands Governor William Boyd McCleary 20 August, 2010 Premier of the British Virgin Islands Premier Orlando Smith National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP 20 August 2007 The Governor is appointed by the Monarch ... Islands elects on territorial level a legislature . The House of Assembly of the British Virgin ... Virgin Islands At large seats The 4 at large seats are a comparatively recent innovation in British Virgin Islands politics. They were introduced under some pressure from the British Foreign and Commonwealth ... to be well founded his Virgin Islands Party British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Party was returned ... British Virgin Islands National Democratic Party led by Orlando Smith . In each election except 2007 ... National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 1999 present Premier, Minister of Finance ... Ronnie Skelton National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2003 2007 and 2011 ... Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2011 present Government Backbencher Territorial ... Member for the Forth District Delores Christopher National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands ... Caines National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government 2011 present Government ... Member for the Seventh District Marlon Penn National Democratic Party British Virgin Islands NDP Government ... Political parties and elections elect List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. Education in the British Virgin Islands

    Under the Education Ordinance, education in the British Virgin Islands is compulsory for children until the age of 14. ref name ilab http www.dol.gov ilab media reports iclp tda2001 territories.htm Territories and Non Independent Countries . 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor . Bureau of International Labor Affairs , U.S. Department of Labor 2002 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . ref References reflist Education in North America Category Education in the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub education stub ...   more details



  1. Transport in the British Virgin Islands

    The systems of transport in the British Virgin Islands include 113 kilometres of highway and a harbour at Road Town . Roads total 200  km paved 200  km unpaved 0  km 2007 Ports and terminals Road Town Airports 4 2008 Paved runways total 2 914 to 1,523 m 1 under 914 m 1 2008 Unpaved runways total 2 914 to 1,523 m 2 2008 Merchant Marine registered in other countries 1 Panama 2008 References CIA World Factbook Americas topic Transport in DEFAULTSORT Transport In The British Virgin Islands Category Transport in the British Virgin Islands BritishVirginIslands stub ...   more details



  1. Districts of the British Virgin Islands

    e e1 British Virgin Islands regions map.png Map of Districts Category Geography of the British Virgin Islands Category Politics of the British Virgin Islands Category Lists of country subdivisions British Virgin Islands, Districts Category Country subdivisions of the Americas British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands related lists he zh ...Administrative Districts Image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb right 250px The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages may just be planning regions, without much administrative relevance class wikitable Subdivision Main town Area br km Population br estimate 2006 Anegada The Settlement align right 38.6 align right 204 Jost Van Dyke Great Harbour Jost Van Dyke align right 8.3 align right 176 Tortola Road Town align right 59.2 align right 16,630 Virgin Gorda Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands Spanish Town align right 21.2 align right 3,063 Other Islands Great Harbour Peter Island align right 23.7 align right 181 style background DDDDDD British Virgin Islands Road Town align right 151.0 align right 20,253 The Other Islands are mainly the islands south of Tortola separated from it by the Sir Francis Drake Channel and southwest of Virgin Gorda and detached Ginger Island , mainly Norman Island , Peter Island , Cooper Island British Virgin Islands Cooper Island and Salt Island, British Virgin Islands Salt Island . These islands are also known under the informal name Little Sisters or Southern Islands . Civil Registry Districts There are six Civil Registry Districts in the British Virgin Islands class wikitable Civil Registry District Area District A Virgin Gorda District B Anegada District C East End Tortola District D Road Town Tortola District E West End Tortola District F Jost Van Dyke Civil Registry Districts C, D and E are subdivisions of the main island Tortola ... Virgin Gorda and Anegada External links http bevoelkerungsstatistik.de wg.php?x &men gadm&lng ...   more details



  1. Economy of the British Virgin Islands

    Infobox economy country British Virgin Islands image Roadtown, Tortola.jpg width 225px caption Road Town ... of the tourism income in the British Virgin Islands is generated by the yacht charter ing industry .... The British Virgin Islands also entertain cruise ship s, although these generate relatively little ... of criminal offences, is expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. The British Virgin Islands is now one of the Offshore Financial Centre List of main ... offshore companies have been formed in the British Virgin Islands, although only approximately 450,000 ... of the BVI s British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission Financial Services Commission , Michael ... law company in the British Virgin Islands to take advantage of a double taxation tax treaty ... revoked the Treaty in 1981. ref The British Virgin Islands was not alone in this regard this was part ... s . ref In 1984 the British Virgin Islands, trying to recapture some of the lost offshore business ... fled subsequent the invasion, and the British Virgin Islands was one of the main beneficiaries ... in the world were formed in the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands is now one of the Offshore ... Times reported that the British Virgin Islands was the second largest source of foreign .... Dollarisation Because of traditionally close links with the U.S. Virgin Islands , the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959. See generally Dollarization Dollarisation ... Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Economy Of The British Virgin Islands Category Economy of the British Virgin Islands bn es Econom a de las Islas ... fish, fruits, animals gravel, sand export partners United States Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico , United ..., machinery import partners United States Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico , United States US 2004 ... Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean . According to the CIA World factbook ...   more details



  1. Law of the British Virgin Islands

    Politics of the British Virgin Islands The law of the British Virgin Islands is a combination of common law and statute , and is based heavily upon English law . Law in the British Virgin Islands tends ... law , the laws of the British Virgin Islands are based upon very old English laws, and can cause some ... body of the laws of the British Virgin Islands consists of the common law, which continually updates ... constitutional negotiations see below under Law of the British Virgin Islands Constitutional law Constitutional law developments . The British Virgin Islands does not have a separate vote at the United ... Supreme Court The early legal history of the British Virgin Islands is somewhat hampered by the fact ... of what is now the British Virgin Islands to Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Lord Willoughby ... of the British Virgin Islands . It was not until 1773 that the British Virgin Islands actually ... Islands in Antigua . Some of these laws are still in force in the British Virgin Islands .... The first law ever to be passed by a local legislature in the British Virgin Islands concerned punishments ... formally dissolved in 1901. After the famous History of the British Virgin Islands Modern ... to the British Virgin Islands by statute . The Common Law Declaration of Application Act ... Revised Laws of the Virgin Islands, 1991 Local statute s are passed by the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands Legislative Council in the British Virgin Islands. Statutes are subject to Royal Assent by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands Governor as the Queen s representative ... the modern era. Periodically, the statutes of the British Virgin Islands are consolidated and issued ... in the British Virgin Islands. The company law and insolvency law statutes are cutting edge. New legislation ... In the British Virgin Islands, there is almost no competition law to speak of. In fact, the position ... by legislation in the Territory, ref For example, the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation ...   more details



  1. History of the British Virgin Islands

    of the most important historical ruins in the Territory. The History of the British Virgin Islands ... from when the last Arawaks Arawak s left what would later be called the British Virgin Islands ..., U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas as early as 300 BC. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British ... Islands ever reported encountering Amerindians in what would later be the British Virgin ... , for whom the central channel in the British Virgin Islands would later be named. Drake would .... ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands , page 23 ref 1672 British colonisation The British Virgin Islands came under British control in 1672, at the outbreak of the Third ... Virgin Islands have been under British control since 1672, a number of other islands came ... islands were considered part of the Virgin Islands. ref The prefix British to describe the British ... . ref Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas . The British initially claimed St. Thomas ... Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie . No doubt the British invasions in the early ... in Antigua. Some of these laws are still in force in the British Virgin Islands, such as the Common ... Although short in both duration and number, the Quaker settlement in the British Virgin Islands ... Virgin Islands for a time. ref Florence Lewisohn, Tales of Tortola and the British Virgin ... of the Quaker community in the British Virgin Islands, and as Quaker history is generally very ... Virgin Islands In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin ... One of the most important aspects of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands , page 45 ref As Tortola , and to a lesser ... degree, consistent with development of the economy of the British Virgin Islands at the time. Slave ... notable uprising in the British Virgin Islands occurred in 1790, and centred on the estates of Isaac ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands Championship

    infobox football league logo pixels country flagicon BVI British Virgin Islands Football Association British Virgin Islands confed CONCACAF founded 1969 first 1970 teams 9 relegation Tortola League br Virgin Gorda League levels 1 domest cup confed cup CFU Club Championship br CONCACAF Champions League champions Islanders FC season 2010 11 BVIFA Football League 2010 11 most successful club SKB Budweiser 6 website http www.bvifa.com current 2010 11 BVIFA Football League There are two football soccer football club competitions running in the British Virgin Islands . The Tortola League and the Virgin Gorda League . According to http www.bvifa.com artman publish records.shtml www.bvifa.com the National League Champions are the winner of Tortola League. 2,000 capacity Sherly Ground is one of the venues of the league. BVI Football Associations Men s Football League 2011 12 Haitian Stars FC HBA Panthers from Tortola Islanders FC from Tortola Old Madrid One Love United St Lucian Stars Sugar Boys Virgin Gorda Ballstars Virgin Gorda United Wolues FC from Tortola Previous winners col start col 3 1970 The Bronze BVI football The Bronze 1971 78 Unknown 1979 SKB Budweiser 1980 Queen City Strikers 1981 SKB Budweiser 1982 International Motors 1983 International Motors 1984 SKB Budweiser 1985 SKB Budweiser 1986 SKB Budweiser 1987 SKB Budweiser col 3 1988 League abandoned 1989 Popeye Bombers 1990 Jolly Rogers Strikers 1991 Hiaroun BVI football Hiaroun 1992 Hairoun BVI football Hiaroun 1993 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1994 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1995 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1996 Black Lions BVI football Black Lions 1997 Interfada BVI football Interfada 1998 BDO Stingers col 3 1999 HBA Panthers 2000 HBA Panthers 2001 Veterans BVI football Veterans 2002 Future Stars 2003 ... 2009 10 Islanders FC 2010 11 Islanders FC col end Football in the British Virgin Islands CONCACAF Leagues Category Football competitions in the British Virgin Islands Category National association football ...   more details



  1. Geography of the British Virgin Islands

    CIA See also British Virgin Islands Image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb left Map of British Virgin Islands Image British Virgin Islands.jpg thumb width 90 border 0 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 6 align left width 20 valign top div align right Location div valign top width 80 Caribbean , between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of Puerto Rico width 20 valign top div align right Geographic coordinates div valign top width 80 coord 18 30 N 64 30 W width 20 valign top div align right Map references div valign top width 80 Central America and the Caribbean width 20 valign top div align right Area div valign top width 80 total 151  km br note comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands includes the islands of Tortola , Anegada , Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke br water 0  km br land 151  km width 20 valign top div align right Area comparative div valign top width 80 about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC width 20 valign top div align right Land boundaries div valign top width 80 0  km width 20 valign top div align right Coastline div valign top width 80 80  km width 20 valign top div align right Maritime claims as described in UNCLOS 1982 see Notes and Definitions div valign top width 80 territorial sea convert 3 nmi km mi 1 abbr on lk ... 80 strong ties to nearby U.S. Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Climate Some body please add info. The British Virgin Islands enjoy a tropical climate, moderated by trade wind s. Temperatures ... of DEFAULTSORT Geography Of The British Virgin Islands Category Geography of the British Virgin Islands Category Geography of the Lesser Antilles Virgin Islands fr G ographie des les Vierges britanniques ... top div align right Terrain div valign top width 80 coral islands relatively flat volcanic islands ... for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola , most of the islands water supply comes from wells ... are February and March. Hurricanes occasionally hit the islands, with the hurricane season running from ...   more details



  1. Taxation in the British Virgin Islands

    Taxation Taxation in the British Virgin Islands is relatively simple by comparative standards photocopies of all of the tax laws of the British Virgin Islands would together amount to about 200 pages of paper ... Code? Even the IRS Chief Gets Help date 2010 04 21 ref Tax ation in the British Virgin Islands is mostly notable for what is not subject to taxation. The British Virgin Islands has no capital gains ... of forms of taxation and revenue collection in the British Virgin Islands, but the majority ... offshore companies incorporated in the jurisdiction. Payroll tax In 2005 the British Virgin Islands ... passive investors. ref within the British Virgin Islands. ref Payroll Taxes Act 2004 ref The legislation ... payroll tax. Stamp duty Certain limited transactions in the British Virgin Islands are still subject ... are technically subject to stamp duty at a rate of 50 in the British Virgin Islands, but despite ..., the British Virgin Islands also imposes various documentary duties which are described as being .... Land tax and house tax Real estate in the British Virgin Islands is subject to nominal taxation ... true market rental value. Customs duties Imports into the British Virgin Islands are, subject ... retailers from the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands . EU Withholding tax see also European Union withholding tax In common with most British Overseas Territories , the British Virgin Islands had the EU ... Order, 2011 ref Miscellaneous other taxes The British Virgin Islands has a number of other minor taxes ... See also Law of the BVI Tax law British Virgin Islands tax law Footnotes Reflist North America in topic Taxation in DEFAULTSORT Taxation In The British Virgin Islands Category Taxation by country British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands law Category Economy of the British Virgin Islands ... Virgin Islands, but the rate of taxation has been set at zero. ref Income Tax Act Cap 206 income ... There are two likely reasons for this firstly, for an Offshore Financial Centre, the British Virgin ...   more details



  1. Slavery in the British Virgin Islands

    , slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the History of the British Virgin Islands ... of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery. ref Vernon Pickering, A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands at page 45, ISBN 0 934139 05 9 ref In 1563, before there had been any European settlement in the British Virgin Islands , John Hawkins Sir John Hawkins visited the islands ... 18th century. class wikitable style margin 1em auto 1em auto Slaves in the British Virgin Islands ... Lewisohn, Tales of Tortola and the British Virgin Islands . This figure appears in a Privy Council ... History of the British Virgin Islands small center The figure for 1788 arises from a different source ... there being only a limited amount of flat land in the British Virgin Islands suitable for cultivation . At the time of emancipation, in 1834, there were 5,792 slaves in the British Virgin Islands. Treatment ... more benignly. ref Vernon Pickering, in his A Concise History of the British Virgin Islands goes so ... meted out to slaves in a letter of 1828. ref Isaac Dookhan, History of the British Virgin Islands , page 83 ref In 1823 the property accumulated by slaves in the British Virgin Islands was valued ..., goats and pigs. ref Isaac Dookhan, History of the British Virgin Islands , page 84 ref There were ... may have previously been tolerated or even encouraged, a jury in the British Virgin Islands could ... it is celebrated by a Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands three day public holiday on the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in August in the British Virgin Islands. The original ... Council of the British Virgin Islands would later legislate to reduce this period to four years ... of slavery in the British Virgin Islands are difficult to quantify, there was undeniably a considerable ... slaves, but in 1798 the total value of slaves in the British Virgin Islands had been estimated at 360,000 ... of 1848 and 1853. The newly freed black population of the British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. British Virgin Islands at the Olympics

    Infobox Olympics British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984. The country has never won a medal. The British Virgin Islands competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics for the first and only time as of 2010 . Summary class wikitable rowspan 2 Games rowspan 2 Athletes colspan 2 Athletes by sport colspan 3 Medals File Athletics pictogram.svg 20px Athletics File Olympic pictogram Sailing.png 20px Sailing File Gold medal.svg 20px File Silver medal.svg 20px File Bronze medal.svg 20px align center align left flagicon USA 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles 1984 9 4 5 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon KOR 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul 1988 3 2 1 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon ESP 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona 1992 4 1 3 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon USA 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta 1996 7 6 1 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon AUS 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney 2000 1 1 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Athens 2004 1 1 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 align center align left flagicon CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing 2008 2 2 bgcolor F7F6A8 0 bgcolor DCE5E5 0 bgcolor FFDAB9 0 NationsinOlympics Category British Virgin Islands at the Olympics BritishVirginIslands stub Olympics stub fr les Vierges britanniques aux Jeux olympiques it Isole Vergini britanniche ai Giochi olimpici he hu A Brit Virgin szigetek az olimpiai j t kokon nl Britse Maagdeneilanden op de Olympische Spelen ja no De britiske Jomfru yene under OL pl Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze na letnich igrzyskach olimpijskich pt ... British Virgin Islands at the Olympics sr sv ...   more details



  1. Piracy in the British Virgin Islands

    Cleanup date November 2008 Unreferenced date November 2008 Piracy in the British Virgin Islands was prevalent during the so called Golden Age of Piracy golden era of piracy . Privateer ing was also widely practised in the jurisdiction throughout frequent colonial wars, not least by emancipated slaves who, with in preference to back breaking labour in the fields for pitiful wages, took enormous risks to capture fortunes on the seas with the sanction of the Crown. In 1808 Patrick Colquhoun, a prize law prize agent for the Territory spoke of the most daring outrages which are frequently committed ... on the account. The names of places in the British Virgin Islands indicates that this would have been ... and mysterious history of the BVI. Pirates DEFAULTSORT Piracy In The British Virgin Islands Category History of the British Virgin Islands Category Piracy .... This does not detract however from the certain fact that pirate vessels would have used the Virgin Islands as a place to hide and recuperate after their activities at sea. The mass of islands and inlets that make up the physical terrain of the Virgin Islands would have been perfect for avoiding detection ... speaking, there is no proof to show that Blackbeard ever sailed through the Virgin Islands. It is known that Blackbeard did maroon some of his pirates but this happened in the Bahamas and not the Virgin Islands. More conclusive is the fact that a map from the early 18th century shows that Deadchest ..., U.S. Virgin Islands St. Croix where they off loaded part of their plunder. They then proceeded ... Governor of all of the British Leeward Islands, promptly dispatched a British warship ... was known by a number of names including Edward Teach, Tatch, and Thatch. There are two Thatch islands ... is though that whilst researching his book, Stevenson probably chose a group of islands that suited ... the standing navy of the British Empire , Letter of marque Letters of Marque were issued to Caribbean ...   more details



  1. The Settlement, British Virgin Islands

    Image GB Virgin Islands.png thumb 250px British Virgin Islands, The Settlement top right Unsourced image removed Image Anegada ISS Small.jpg thumb 250px Anegada The Settlement is the main and only town on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean . The Town The Settlement lies near Lower Bay at the southwestern part of the island and has about 200 inhabitants. The coordinates are coord 18 43 07 N 64 19 01 W The center of this very small town, often also called the Village , consists of the area along the main road. Besides the Government Administration Building , a small medical clinic, a post office, a police building and a library there also are a few restaurants, the Ocean Range Hotel , a bakery Dotsy s Bakery and a few small stores http www.b v i.com Anegada default.htm The 20Settlement 1 . On the outskirts you can find The Walls , a farming area circled by old stone walls. The enclosed fields were used to grow banana s, maize , sweet potato es and other Crop agriculture crops http www.b v i.com Anegada default.htm The 20Settlement 2 . There is also the Iguana Headstart Facility , a breeding farm for iguana s, mainly the Anegada Ground Iguana or Cyclura pinguis Anegada rock iguana , Cyclura pinguis . The farm is managed by the BVI National Parks Trust and the iguanas are released when they are large enough to survive in the wild http www.nandoperettifound.org default.aspx?idPage 405 3 . The towns harbor is at Setting Point which is a popular place for sailboats, the harbor has connections with Road Town on Tortola thrice weekly by ferry ferries . The town s and the island s airport, the small Auguste George Airport airport code NGD is about 1 mile northwest of the town. History In 1672 Anegada was made part of the British colony Antigua and has been under British control ever since. The The Zoological Society of San Diego has been running the Anegada Iguana ... caribb.html abou the Anegada Iguana Project Category Populated places in the British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

    NA br female NA Education Expenditure 3.7 of total GDP 2006 References reflist see also British Virgin Islands Navboxes list British peoples state autocollapse North America topic Demographics of DEFAULTSORT Demographics Of The British Virgin Islands Category British Virgin Islands society bg ...CIA This article is about the demographics demographic features of the population of the British Virgin Islands , including population density , Ethnic group ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects. CIA World Factbook demographic statistics The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated. Population 24,491 July 2009 est. Age Structure br 0 14 years 21.9 male 2,401 female 2,358 br 15 64 years 73.1 male 8,181 female 7,709 br 65 years and over 5 male 578 female 503 2003 est. Population Growth Rate 1.837 2009 est. Birth Rate 14.62 births 1,000 population 2000 est. 15 births 1,000 population 2009 est. Death Rate 4.37 deaths 1,000 population 2000 est. 4.46 deaths 1,000 population 2009 est. Net Migration Rate 8.13 migrant s 1,000 population 2000 est. 10.45 migrant s 1,000 population 2009 est. Urbanization urban population 40 of total population 2009 est. rate of urbanization 1.7 annual rate of change 2005 10 est. Sex Ratio br at birth 1.05 male s female br under 15 years 1.03 male s female br 15 64 years 1.05 male s female br 65 years and over 1.06 male s female br total population 1.05 male s female 2009 est. Infant Mortality Rate total 14.65 deaths 1,000 live ... Order NA HIV AIDS Deaths Definition Field Listing Rank Order NA Nationality br noun British Virgin Islander s br adjective British Virgin Islander Ethnic Groups Black 83.4 White 7 Other 9.6 Includes Indian ... Files Publications NCR 20Reports BVI.pdf title National Population Census Report 2001 The British Virgin Islands publisher Caribbean Community Caribbean Community Secretariat year 2009 accessdate ...   more details



  1. Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands

    stranglehold on the cellular telecommunications market in the British Virgin Islands by a combination ... bvi.php?news id 5061&start 0&category id 29 Caribbean Net News British Virgin Islands Bot generated ... America topic Communications in Telecommunications DEFAULTSORT Telecommunications In The British Virgin Islands Category Communications in the British Virgin Islands ...   more details




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