AMERICAS
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
British Virgin Islands
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Population
39,471
Advisory
Level 1
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Apr 25, 2026
About British Virgin IslandsOverview, geography, and key facts
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.
Capital
Road Town
Population
39,471
Area
151 km²
Languages
English
Currency
United States dollar (USD)
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 77.3 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Americas
- Capital
- Road Town
- Area
- 151 km²
- Population
- 39,471
- Timezone
- UTC-04:00
- Languages
- English
- Calling Code
- +1284
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- VG