British Virgin Islands, UK
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Published Date: 24 February 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
British Virgin Islands, UK
Distance from British Virgin Islands to UK: 6,600 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
British Virgin Islands has been a Colony of the British Crown since the 17th century, still, over the years other countries took control over Virgin Islands, but eventually, it has became a British Overseas Territory in 1950 under local Self-Government. Currently, British Virgin Islands has the status of a British Overseas Territory namely, the British Governor acted as the Head of State of British Virgin Islands, still, British Virgin Islands has an elected Premier (Chief Minister) of British Virgin Islands that acted as the head of the local government. Besides, British Virgin Islands has an elected local parliament. However, UN has published an official report of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization’s visiting mission to the British Virgin Islands from 26-27 August 2024 that assessed the progress of the Territory’s decolonization in order to get Independence. Following that, on February 6, 2025, the Premier of British Virgin Islands noted that the local government of British Virgin Islands welcomes the UN report and its recommendations including the Independence timetable.
UN special committee report on BVI decolonization https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/un-special-committee-report-on-bvi-decolonization-towards-independence/
UK reaffirms ‘unwavering commitment’ to self-determination as OT’s convene in London for Joint Ministerial Council https://www.chronicle.gi/uk-reaffirms-unwavering-commitment-to-self-determination-as-ots-convene-in-london-for-joint-ministerial-council/
Governor of the British Virgin Islands: Daniel Pruce (since January 2024)
Premier (Chief Minister) of British Virgin Islands: Natalio Wheatley (since May 2022)
Government of British Virgin Islands https://bvi.gov.vg/
Population
Source: World Bank
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Major Exports: Rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand
Major Imports: Building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery
Source: CountryReports
Source: UNCTAD
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity
Profile
British Virgin Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Virgin-Islands
British Virgin Islands - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20211990
British Virgin Islands - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/092/index.html
Interview with the Premier (Chief Minister) of British Virgin Islands
Research Papers and Research Books
Recharting the Caribbean: land, law, and citizenship in the British Virgin Islands Maurer, B. (2000). Recharting the Caribbean: land, law, and citizenship in the British Virgin Islands. University of Michigan Press.
Framework development for beach management in the British Virgin Islands Gore, S. (2007). Framework development for beach management in the British Virgin Islands. Ocean & Coastal Management, 50(9), 732-753.
Geology of the British Virgin Islands Helsley, C. E. (1960). Geology of the British Virgin Islands. Princeton University.
Writing law, making a “nation”: History, modernity, and paradoxes of self-rule in the British Virgin Islands Maurer, B. (1995). Writing law, making a “nation”: History, modernity, and paradoxes of self-rule in the British Virgin Islands. Law & society review, 29(2), 255-286.
Law writing, immigration, and globalization in the British Virgin Islands Maurer, B. (1994). Law writing, immigration, and globalization in the British Virgin Islands. Ind. J. Global Legal Stud., 2, 413.
Introduction to Reefs and Shorelines of the British Virgin Islands Gore, S. (2013). Introduction to Reefs and Shorelines of the British Virgin Islands. In Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (pp. 23-35). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
Tourism Marketing Strategies to Sustain Small Resorts in the British Virgin Islands Callwood, R. (2022). Tourism Marketing Strategies to Sustain Small Resorts in the British Virgin Islands. Walden University.
Global financial networks confront headwinds: China's shifting offshore relationship with the British Virgin Islands Robertson, J. (2021). Global financial networks confront headwinds: China’s shifting offshore relationship with the British Virgin Islands. The Pacific Review, 34(2), 177-205.
Modeled flooding by tsunamis and a storm versus observed extent of coral erratics on Anegada, British Virgin Islands—Further evidence for a great Caribbean Wei, Y., ten Brink, U. S., & Atwater, B. F. (2024). Modeled flooding by tsunamis and a storm versus observed extent of coral erratics on Anegada, British Virgin Islands—Further evidence for a great Caribbean earthquake six centuries ago. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129(3), e2023JB028387.
Civil Procedure Takes a Bold Step: Unravelling the changes to service out of the jurisdiction and the Civil Procedure Rules in the British Virgin Islands Edwards, P. (2024). Civil Procedure Takes a Bold Step: Unravelling the changes to service out of the jurisdiction and the Civil Procedure Rules in the British Virgin Islands. Trusts & Trustees, 30(5), 241-244.
Articles From Newspapers
British Virgin Islands corruption scandal threatens its dependable tax haven reputation. ICIJ. 26 January 2021.
Butts, Dylan. Overseas UK territories are the 'biggest enablers of corporate tax abuse,' tax advocacy group says. CNBC. 16 October 2024.
British Virgin Islands financial centre hit hard by Irma. Financial Times. 10 September 2017.
British Virgin Islands: UK decides against direct rule of territory. BBC News. 8 June 2022.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Slavery, smallholding and tourism: Social transformations in the British Virgin Islands O'Neal, M. E. (2012). Slavery, smallholding and tourism: Social transformations in the British Virgin Islands. Quid Pro Books.
A History of the British Virgin Islands, 1672–1970/the Virgin Islands Story Codrington, M. (1977). A History of the British Virgin Islands, 1672–1970/the Virgin Islands Story. The Review of Black Political Economy, 7(2), 196-202.
Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery: An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780 Chenoweth, J. M. (2017). Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery: An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780. University Press of Florida.
National Bird
Turtle Dove
