British Virgin Islands

Area: 153 km²

Population: 23 552 (2007)

Population density: 154 pers./km²

Capital: Road Town

Government type: British Overseas territory

Official language: English

Ethnic groups: West African 83%, other 17%

Religion: Protestant 86%, Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2%

Currency: U.S. dollar (USD)

Time zone: UTC -4

Administrative divisions: none

Highest point: Mount Sage 521 m

Largest cities: Road Town, Spanish Town, The Settlement, Great Harbour (Peter Island), Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke)

Calling code: + 1 284

Internet TLD: .vg