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Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze, British Virgin Islands


First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.

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^1. Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

^2. Government type: NA

^3. Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

^4. Border Countries: none (islands)

^5. Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds

^6. Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

^7. Area: 153 sq km

^8. Capital: Road Town

^9. Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of the UK)

^10. Population: 22,187 (July 2004 est.)

^11. Languages: English (official)

^12. Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991)

^13. Currency: US dollar (USD)

^18. Recommended Travel Oficies in Poland:

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^19. Recommended Travel Oficies in British Virgin Islands:

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^20. Airlines:

British Airways (BA) - www.britishairways.com
PLL LOT (LO) - www.lot.com
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^21. Other transport (train, coach, boat etc.)

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^22. Great Britain (British Virgin Islands) office in Poland:

Great Britain Embassy
Al. Róż 1, 00-556 Warszawa
tel. (022) 628-10-01,628-10-05
fax 621-71-61
telex 813694 prod pl

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^23. Intresting WEB's about British Virgin Islands:

British Virgin Islands - features links to home pages from the British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin Islands Welcome On-Line Tourist Guide - with places to stay, things to see and do, how to get there, and more.
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board - includes guides to accommodations, charter sailing, diving, flights, weddings, and more.

^24. Other WEB's :

SKYTRAX | the World Airline Site - The World Airline Site for latest Airline News, Airline Passenger Surveys, global Airline standards Rating, Best Airline and Airport of the Year, Airline Flight Reviews, Airline Quality Star Ranking across the world
slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts