British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. Its capital is Road Town. About 39,369 people live there (2023). It covers 151 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Road Town
- People (2023)
- 39,369
- Area
- 151 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar
British Virgin Islands at a glance
- Status
- Dependent territory
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Road Town
- Population
- 39,369 (2023)
- Area
- 151 km² (58 mi²)
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- United States dollar
- Head of government
- Andrew Fahie (since 2019)
- Country codes
- VG, VGB
- Calling code
- +1284
- Internet domain
- .vg
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00
- Coordinates
- 18.445°, -64.54°
British Virgin Islands and its neighbours
British Virgin Islands borders United States Virgin Islands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- British Virgin Islands
- Neighbours
Member of
- Caribbean Development Bank
- UNESCO
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
How far are you from British Virgin Islands?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of British Virgin Islands?
The capital of British Virgin Islands is Road Town.
What is the population of British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands has about 39,369 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands covers 151 square kilometres (58 square miles).
What currency does British Virgin Islands use?
The United States dollar.
What language is spoken in British Virgin Islands?
The official language of British Virgin Islands is English.
Which countries border British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands shares a border with United States Virgin Islands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.