Facts and Figures
| Territory status | Overseas Territory of the UK, internal self-governing |
| Legal system | English law |
| Judicial branch | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
| Number of islands | Approximately 60 |
| Largest island | Tortola |
| Capital | Road Town, Tortola |
| Major language | English |
| Major religion | Christianity |
| Monetary unit | US dollar |
| Departure tax | $20 for air travellers, $5 for other forms of transport |
| Sales tax | No sales tax applied |
| Custom duties | All imports are subject to varying rates of duty. For further information, please contact HM BVI Customs at (284) 468-301, ext. 6800 |
| Climate | Sub-tropical, average temperature of 28 C (83 F), with slight variations between seasons |
| Population | 28,000 (2008 estimate) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 25.3%, 15-64 years: 69.2%, 65 years plus: 5.5% |
| GDP per capita | $38,975 (2006 estimate) |
| GDP composition | Agriculture: 0.9%, Industry: 2.5%, Services: 96.6% |
| Banks | Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, First Caribbean International Bank, FirstBank Virgin Islands, National Bank of the Virgin Islands Limited, Scotiabank (British Virgin Islands) Limited, London International Bank and Trust Company Ltd., Rathbone Bank (BVI) Limited, The Bank of East Asia (BVI) LTD., VP Bank (BVI) Limited |
| Hospitals | Public hospital – Peebles Hospital, Road Town, Tortola |
| Private x-ray and lab facilities | Readily available |
| Unemployment | 3.1% (2006 estimate) |
| Literacy rate | 98.2% (15 years plus) |
| Internet domain | .vg |
| Post Codes | Tortola Central: VG1110, Tortola East: VG1120, Tortola West: VG1130, Anegada: VG1140, Virgin Gorda: VG1150, Jost Van Dyke: VG1160 |