Island Details: British Virgin Islands

Name
British Virgin Islands
Location
Caribbean
Number of Islands (approx.)
16*
Island Details
16 inhabited + 20 uninhabited islands*
Type of Islands
coral, volcanic*
Surface Area (km²)
151.00*
Terrain
coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly*
Highest Elevation (m)
521.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mount Sage*
Isolation Index
40*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
65*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
1.61*
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Time span: 1975-2012; Completeness: ??%; Station ID: 1393*
Population (total)
31,912*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2012*
Population Density (p/km²)
153.9*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.443*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2012*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
42,300*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
tourism*
HDI
0.000*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
dependent (overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing)*
Miscellaneous
strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico*