United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are currently owned and under the authority of the United States Government. They used to be owned by Denmark (and called Danish West Indies). They were sold to the U.S. on January 17, 1917, because of fear that the Germans would capture them and use them as a submarine base in World War I. They are the only part of the U.S. where vehicles drive on the left hand side of the road.
Virgin Islands of the United States | |
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| Motto: United in Pride and Hope | |
| Anthem: "Virgin Islands March" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups | African 79.7%, Cacasiun 7.1%, Asian 0.8%, mixed or other 12.4%[1] |
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| Government | Unincorporated, organized territory |
| Joe Biden (D) | |
• Governor | Albert Bryan (D) |
| Tregenza Roach (D) | |
| Unincorporated territory of the United States | |
• Treaty of the Danish West Indies | March 31, 1917 |
• Revised Organic Act | July 22, 1954 |
| Area | |
• Total | 346.36 km2 (133.73 sq mi) (202nd) |
• Water (%) | 1.0 |
| Population | |
• 2010 census | 109,750 |
• Density | 354/km2 (916.9/sq mi) (42nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2003 estimate |
• Total | $1.577 billion |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| UTC-4 (No DST) | |
| Driving side | left[2] |
| Calling code | +1 (spec. +1-340) |
| ISO 3166 code | VI |
| Internet TLD | .vi and .us |
References
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
- Only U.S. dependency to drive on the left.
Other websites
Media related to United States Virgin Islands at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Tourism Website
- Governor's Website Archived 2015-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
- U.S. Census Bureau: Island Areas Census 2000
- United States Virgin Islands at the Open Directory Project
- Wikimedia Atlas of the United States Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage- Real-time, geographic and other scientific resources of Virgin Islands Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine from the United States Geological Survey
- Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies
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