BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

LOCATION

• The British Virgin Islands are located next to the US Virgin Islands
• North America Continent
• Located in the Atlantic Ocean
• Latitude: 18.4285 N, 64.6243 W

CULTURE

• They eat Caribbean food all the time
• The most popular drink is rum
• Every island has its own variety of rum

RELIGION

• Most popular religion is Protestant
• Wide range of religions
• 2% have no religious beliefs

HISTORY

• First sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493
• Slavery was ended in 1834 on the Virgin Islands
• They were and still are good friends with the US Virgin Islands

FLAG

• The flag was adopted on November 15, 1960
• Saint Ursula is in the picture with all the candles of her virgin followers
• The islands got their names from the virgin followers of saint Ursula
• The governor of the islands has a separate flag

REGION

• Tropical
• BVI has a lot of giant boulders
• Lots of mini rain showers
• When it's not raining its sunny and warm

MOVEMENT

• The population is 23, 552
• The population grows every year
• Island with the most population is the Virgin Gordan Island

ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION

• The people catch a lot of fish a day
• They don't cut down many trees
• Most of their boats don't use gas, which means no pollution

COOL FACT