British Virgin Islands Government

What is the capital of British Virgin Islands?

Country Name	British Virgin Islands
Full Country Name	none
Abbreviation	BVI
Etymology- history of name	the myriad islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded explorer Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time shortened to the Virgins (las Virgenes)
Government Type	overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy
Capital Name	Road Town
Capital - geographic coordinate	18 25 N, 64 37 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
National Holiday	Territory Day, 1 July (1956)
Constitution	history: several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007) amendments: initiated by any elected member of the House of Assembly; passage requires simple majority vote by the elected members of the Assembly and assent by the governor on behalf of the monarch; amended 2015
Dependency Status	overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

British Virgin Islands Capital City Map

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British Virgin Islands Government and Politics

Who is the president of British Virgin Islands?

Executive Branch:	chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Daniel PRUCE (since 29 January 2024) previous Queen ELIZABETH II (6 February 1952 - 8 September 2022 head of government: Premier Dr. Natalio WHEATLEY (since 5 May 2022) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor note; on 5 May 2022, Premier Andrew FAHIE was removed from office by a no confidence vote in House of Assembly following his arrest on drug trafficking and money laundering charges on 28 April 2022; Premier Dr. Natalio WHEATLEY sworn in as premier on 5 May 2022
Citizenship Criteria:	see United Kingdom
Legal System:	English common law
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	description: unicameral House of Assembly (15 seats; 13 members - 9 in single-seat constituencies and 4 members in a single, nationwide constituency directly elected by simple majority vote and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and the speaker - chosen from outside the House; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 24 April 2023 (next to be held in 2027) election results: percent of vote by party - VIP 39.6%, NDP 29.1, PVIM 15.7%, PU 5%, independents 10.6%; seats by party - VIP 6, NDP 3, PVIM 3, PU 1; note - percentages reflect 9 elected single seat constituents, seat total includes four nationwide at-large elected members
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 3 in the British Virgin Islands judge selection and term of office: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
Regions or States:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Political Parties and Leaders:	National Democratic Party or NDP [Marlon PENN] Progressive Virgin Islands Movement or PVIM [Ronnie SKELTON] Progressives United or PU [Julian FRASER] Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Natalio WHEATLEY]
International Organization Participation:	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	embassy: none (overseas territory of the UK)

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