British Virgin Islands
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This article deals with British Virgin Islands as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on this subject.
The Islands were named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula, who by legend had a following of 11,000 virgin maids. Today, its a small island known for its elegant beauty.
The region is also a member in the Caribbean Community and has become so on 4th March 2006.
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British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rican States, Saint Vincent and Grenadines | |
Associate members: Cayman Islands (protectorate of the Zombie Horde)| Greater Antilles (colony of the Lesser Antilles) | |
Observer status: Central America | |
¹ member of the community but not the CARICOM (Caribbean) Single Market and Economy. ² membership temporarly suspended. |