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.

Flag of Virgin Islands of the United States Flag Official seal of Virgin Islands of the United States Seal
Motto(s):
Anthem: "Virgin Islands March" File:Territorial anthem of the United States Virgin Islands.wav
Location of Virgin Islands of the United States
Sovereign state	United States
Capital and largest city	Charlotte Amalie
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups (2020)	By race 71.4% Black 16.6% White 3.0% other 7.5% multiracial 1.0% Asian By ethnicity 81.6% non-Hispanic or Latino 18.4% Hispanic or Latino
Demonym(s)	Virgin Islander; U.S. Virgin Islander
Government	Devolved presidential constitutional dependency
• President	Donald Trump (R)
• Governor	Albert Bryan (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Tregenza Roach (D)
Area
• Total	346.4 km2 (133.7 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	87,146
• Density	653.6/sq mi (252.4/km2)
GDP (PPP)	2003 estimate
• Total	$1.577 billion
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC-4
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1 (spec. +1-340)
Internet TLD	.vi and .us

United States Virgin Islands Media

• Territorial anthem of the United States Virgin Islands.wav

  Territorial anthem of the United States Virgin Islands

• Star Spangled Banner instrumental.ogg

  Star Spangled Banner instrumental

• Petroglyphsstjohnusvi.jpg

  Ancient petroglyphs in the Virgin Islands National Park

• Høgensborg, Plantation, St. Croix, Danish West Indies.jpg

  The Høgensborg estate on Sankt Croix, 1833

• Bark MARY og Frederiksted.jpg

  Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, 1848

• FEMA - 3094 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 09-25-1995 in US Virgin Islands.jpg

  The aftermath of Hurricane Marilyn on the island of St. Thomas, 1995. In recent decades the U.S. Virgin Islands have been devastated by a series of hurricanes.

• Virgin islands sm02.png

  A map of the United States Virgin Islands

• Legislature Building USVI 01.JPG

  The Legislature Building in Charlotte Amalie

• U.S. Virgin Islands Subdivisions.svg

  U.S. Virgin Islands Subdivisions

• Charlotte Amalie Wade.jpg

  Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, the islands' historical capital and largest town in the US Virgin Islands

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
• CIA World Factbook information about Virgin Islands
• 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