The Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The islands are divided into two parts, one of which (British Virgin Islands) is a dependent territory of the United Kingdom and the other (U.S. Virgin Islands) is a dependent territory of the United States.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.
For details about the British Virgin Islands see
- British colonization of the Americas
- History of the British Virgin Islands
- Geography of the British Virgin Islands
- Demographics of the British Virgin Islands
- Government of the British Virgin Islands
- Economy of the British Virgin Islands
- Communications on the British_Virgin_Islands
- Transportation on the British_Virgin_Islands
- Military of the British Virgin Islands
- Transnational issues of the British Virgin Islands
- Danish colonization of the Americas
- History of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Geography of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Demographics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Communications on the United States Virgin Islands
- Transportation on the United States Virgin Islands
- Military of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Transnational issues of the U.S. Virgin Islands