Virgin Islands
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Motto: | |
Anthem: "God Save the King"
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Territorial song: "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Before annexation | Dutch West Indies |
British capture | 1672 |
Separate colony | 1960 |
Autonomy | 1967 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Road Town 18°25′53″N 64°37′23″W / 18.43139°N 64.62306°W / 18.43139; -64.62306 |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups
(2010
[1])
|
76.9% Black 5.6% Hispanic 5.4% White 5.4% Mixed 2.1% Indian 4.6% other |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
•
Governor
|
Daniel Pruce |
David Archer | |
•
Premier
|
Natalio Wheatley |
Legislature | House of Assembly |
Government of the United Kingdom | |
•
Minister
|
Stephen Doughty |
Area | |
• Total
|
153 km2 (59 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
Highest elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate
|
30,030 (222nd) |
• 2010 census
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28,054[1] |
• Density
|
260/km2 (673.4/sq mi) (68th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total
|
$500 million[2] |
• Per capita
|
$34,200 |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | Left |
Calling code | +1-284 |
UK postcode |
VG-11xx
|
ISO 3166 code | VG |
Internet TLD | .vg |
Website | https://gov.vg/ |
Virgin Islands
|
|
---|---|
Motto: | |
Anthem: "God Save the King"
|
|
Territorial song: "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Before annexation | Dutch West Indies |
British capture | 1672 |
Separate colony | 1960 |
Autonomy | 1967 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Road Town 18°25′53″N 64°37′23″W / 18.43139°N 64.62306°W / 18.43139; -64.62306 |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups
(2010
[1])
|
76.9% Black 5.6% Hispanic 5.4% White 5.4% Mixed 2.1% Indian 4.6% other |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
•
Governor
|
Daniel Pruce |
David Archer | |
•
Premier
|
Natalio Wheatley |
Legislature | House of Assembly |
Government of the United Kingdom | |
•
Minister
|
Stephen Doughty |
Area | |
• Total
|
153 km2 (59 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
Highest elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate
|
30,030 (222nd) |
• 2010 census
|
28,054[1] |
• Density
|
260/km2 (673.4/sq mi) (68th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total
|
$500 million[2] |
• Per capita
|
$34,200 |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | Left |
Calling code | +1-284 |
UK postcode |
VG-11xx
|
ISO 3166 code | VG |
Internet TLD | .vg |
Website | https://gov.vg/ |