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First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands (1872-1960); they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west, and the US dollar is the legal currency. In 2017, Hurricane Irma devastated the island of Tortola. An estimated 80% of residential and business structures were destroyed or damaged, communications disrupted, and local roads rendered impassable.

Capital: Road Town
Government: Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy
Population: 40,102
Area: 151 sq km
Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Natural resources: NEGL; pleasant climate; beaches foster tourism
Languages: English (official); Virgin Islands Creole
Religions: Protestant 70.2% (Methodist 17.6%; Church of God 10.4%; Anglican 9.5%; Seventh Day Adventist 9.0%…
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Export partners: Malta 33%; Guyana 22%; Greece 11%; Germany 7%…
Import partners: USA 34%; Italy 10%; France 9%; China 8%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

1 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

Name	Type	Code
British Virgin Islands	Region	VG-X01~

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Currency: Not on file
Languages: English (official); Virgin Islands Creole
Government: Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy
Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds

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