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British Virgin Islands

Caribbean · territory of United Kingdom

Capital
Road Town
Population
39,000 (2023)
Currency
US Dollar USD
Plugs
AB 110 V
Drives on the
left
Local time
British Virgin Islands highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type A socket, as found in British Virgin Islands Type A Type B socket, as found in British Virgin Islands Type B

The British Virgin Islands uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 110 V at 60 Hz.

At 110 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ US Dollar USD

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 EUR1.12 USD
1 GBP1.34 USD
1 JPY0.006359 USD
1 AUD0.7025 USD

US Dollar: where it's used and rates

Language

  • Englishofficial98%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

The British Virgin Islands is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in the British Virgin Islands drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries

Public holidays in the next 12 months

15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • Boxing Day (observed)

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • Pentecost Monday

June 2027

  • Sovereign's Birthday

July 2027

  • Virgin Islands Day

August 2027

  • Emancipation Monday
  • Emancipation Tuesday
  • Emancipation Wednesday

October 2027

  • Heroes and Foreparents Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to the British Virgin Islands.

Updated 2025-11-03. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+1284
Internet domain
.vg
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Coat of arms or emblem of British Virgin Islands
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands.svg, CC0, Tobias Jakobs. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.