The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British Oversees Territory located east of Puerto Rico. The chain of islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago (the remainder constituting the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Islands).

BVI consists of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. Around 15 of the islands are inhabited. The islands have a total population of about 22,000.