British Virgin Islands General Information
General: First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were subsequently annexed by the British (1672). According to e Hotel at, the economy is closely tied to the larger and more populated US Virgin Islands to the west; the local currency is the US dollar. Geography Location: Caribbean Sea region, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico. Geographical coordinates: 18° 30′ N. latitude, 64° 30′ W e. Reference map: Central America and the…