| Capitale | nome: Road Town coordinate geografiche: 18 25 N, 64 37 W differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swells |
| Indipendenza | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Festa nazionale | Territory Day, 1 Luglio (1956) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest effective 15 Giugno 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Gus JASPERT (da allora 22 August 2017) capo di governo: Premier Andrew FAHIE (da allora 26 February 2019) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
