British Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands (VG, VGB) is a territory in Caribbean, with Road Town as its capital. The currency is the US Dollar (USD, $). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (284) 300-1234. The time zone is America/Tortola. Official language: English.

CurrencyUSD$

Dial code+1e.g. (284) 300-1234

Time zoneTortolaUTC−04:00

LanguageEnglish

CapitalRoad Town

Population40.1K151 km²

Overview

Official name: Virgin Islands
Native name: British Virgin Islands
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: VG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: VGB
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 092
IOC code: IVB
Demonym: Virgin Islander
Capital: Road Town
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Dependency or territory
Groups: Caribbean
Internet domain: .vg
Coordinates: 18.431383, -64.62305
Area: 151 km²
Population: 40,102
GDP: $500M ($12.5K per person)
Literacy: 97.8%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

US Dollar USD

Symbol: $
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: US$1,234.50

Former currencies: GBP

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
English en	Official	98% (39.3K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Tortola		UTC−04:00	none	Atlantic Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +1
Shared with: 🇦🇬 AG
🇦🇮 AI
🇦🇸 AS
🇧🇧 BB
🇧🇲 BM
🇧🇸 BS
🇨🇦 CA
🇩🇲 DM
🇩🇴 DO
🇬🇩 GD
🇬🇺 GU
🇯🇲 JM
🇰🇳 KN
🇰🇾 KY
🇱🇨 LC
🇲🇵 MP
🇲🇸 MS
🇵🇷 PR
🇸🇽 SX
🇹🇨 TC
🇹🇹 TT
🇺🇸 US
🇻🇨 VC
🇻🇮 VI
Dial-out prefix: 011
Trunk prefix: 1
National number length: 10 digits
Emergency number: 911 pattern 9(?:11|99)

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	(284) 229-1234	+1 284 229 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Mobile	(284) 300-1234	+1 284 300 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Toll free	(800) 234-5678	+1 800 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Premium rate	(900) 234-5678	+1 900 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Personal number	(500) 234-5678	+1 500 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10

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Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{City}

{Postal code}

Required fields: Street address

Postal code

Pattern: VG\d{4}
Examples: VG1110 · VG1150 · VG1160

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-VG

Number and date formats

As written by the English (British Virgin Islands) locale (en-VG), amounts in USD.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (USD): US$1,234,567.89
Accounting: (US$1,234,567.89)
Currency, name: 1,234,567.89 US dollars
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2 million
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 kilometres per hour
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long: 27 March 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mar 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 3:04:05 pm
Time, short: 3:04 pm
Date and time: 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year: March 2026
Weekday: Friday
Relative time: yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and: A, B and C
List: or: A, B or C