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| Capital city | Road Town |
| Currency | U.S. Dollar |
| Surface | 153 |
| Population | 23 098 |
| Tongue | English |
| religion | Protestantism, Catholicism, atheism |
| Code | 1 (284) |
| Internet domain | .vg |
| Time zone | UTC -4 |
| Time zone | UTC -4 |
British Virgin Islands - British Overseas Territory in Central America, in the Caribbean Sea, comprising 36 islands and islets (including 11 uninhabited) in the northern part of the Virgin Islands archipelago. Largest islands: Tortola - 54 km², Anegade - 39 km², Virgin Gorda - 21 km² and Jost Van Dyke - 8 km².
The area of the colony is 153 km², inhabited by 22.6 thousand. people (2005), 1/3 of which in the capital - Road Town on Tortola. The inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture (horticulture, vegetable growing, animal husbandry) and fishing. Tourism is also very well developed - on average, it is visited by about 100,000 annually. tourists.
British Virgin Islands are one of the most popular tax havens. In 2004, there were about 550,000 registered. companies. This is about 40% of all offshore companies in the world. The islands' revenues related to servicing such companies are currently greater than revenues from tourism.
The islands were discovered in 1493 by Columbus. In 1648, Tortola was taken over by the Dutch. However, since 1666, the British have reigned supreme here. The islands have been officially a British colony since 1866, and have had internal autonomy since 1967.
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