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United States Virgin Islands

English United States Virgin Islands - United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. It borders the ► British Virgin Islands and ► Puerto Rico. The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the four main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, and Water Island, and many smaller islands. It is the only part of the United States where traffic drives on the left. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km² (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612


Short name  United States Virgin Islands
Official  name United States Virgin Islands
Status ► United States overseas territory, American since 1917
Location Caribbean
Capital Charlotte Amalie
Population 112,000 inhabitants
Area 346.36 km²
Major  languages English (Creole)
Major  religions Baptism and Roman Catholicism
More information United States Virgin Islands, Geography of the United States Virgin Islands, History of the United States Virgin Islands and Politics of the United States Virgin Islands
More  images United States Virgin Islands - United States Virgin Islands (Category).

General maps

Virgin Islands-map-CIA.jpg Map of the Virgin Islands
Map of USA VI.png Location map of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin islands sm02.png Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands
National-atlas-puerto-rico-virgin-islands.png Map of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands admin divisions.png Districts and sub-districts

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US Virgin Islands.png Satellite map

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