Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States
Unincorporated and organized U.S. territory
Flag Seal
Motto: "United in Pride and Hope"
Anthem: "Virgin Islands March"
Location of the United States Virgin Islands
Sovereign state	United States
Before purchase	Danish West Indies
Transfer from Denmark	March 31, 1917
Capital and largest city	Charlotte Amalie 18°21′N64°56′W / 18.350°N 64.933°W / 18.350; -64.933
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Virgin Islands Creole English
Ethnic groups (2010)^[1]	By race 76.0% Black 15.7% White 2.1% Multiracial 1.4% Asian 4.5% Other By ethnicity 82.6% Non-Hispanic or Latino 17.4% Hispanic or Latino
Religion (2010)^[2]	94.4% Christianity 3.7% No religion 1.9% Other
Demonym(s)	American Virgin Islander
Government	Devolved presidential constitutional dependency

• Governor	Albert Bryan (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Tregenza Roach (D)

Legislature	Legislature of the Virgin Islands
United States Congress
• House delegate	Stacey Plaskett (D)
Area
• Total	346.4 km² (133.7 sq mi) (168th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Highest elevation	1,555 ft (474 m)
Population
• 2021 estimate	105,870^[3] (191st)
• Density	297/km² (769.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$4.58 billion
• Per capita	$36,350^[4]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	US$3,984,000,000^[5]
HDI (2008)	0.894 very high · 59th
Currency	United States dollar (US$) (USD)
Time zone	UTC−4:00 (AST)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1–340
USPS abbreviation	VI
Trad. abbreviation	U.S.V.I.
ISO 3166 code	VI US-VI
Internet TLD	.vi

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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