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| Capital | Road Town |
| Government | British overseas territory with internal self-government |
| Currency | US dollar (USD) |
| Area | 153 sq km |
| Population | 21,272 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | English (official) |
| Religion | Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991) |
| Calling Code | 1-284 |
| Internet TLD | .vg |
| Time Zone | UTC -4 |
The British Virgin Islands are a self-governing British overseas territory, situated in the Caribbean just to the east of the US Virgin Islands.
The BVIs, as they are called, are a popular travel destination for sailors, fishermen, sun worshippers, and other independent travellers, albeit not for the cost conscious. Boating among the dozens of tiny, mostly uninhabited, islands is a great stop on any tour of the Caribbean islands.