United States Virgin Islands January 21, 2021 American colony , American Virgin Islands , Americas , Antilles , archipelago , Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , Charlotte Amalie , colony , croisières , Danish West Indies , drug traffic , drug trafficking , drugs , finance , fiscal paradise , islands , Latin America , Lesser Antilles , luxury , Saint John , Saint-Thomas , Sainte-Croix , Territoire non-incorporé et organisé des États-Unis , tourism , traffics , United States Virgin Islands , Virgin Islands Official name United States Virgin Islands Name in local language United States Virgin Islands (en) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 208e ) 108,298 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 0.78 % / year Area 348 km² Density 311.20 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 182e )3.855 billions $USD (2017) GDP/capita (ranking ) 35,938 $USD (2017) GDP growth -1.70 % / year (2017) Life expectancy (ranking ) 79.87 years (2015) Birth rate 10.30 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 1.74 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 8.50 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 7.09 ‰ (2012) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2021) Official languages English Currency United States dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 40e )0.894 / 1 (2008) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Unincorporated and organized territory of the United States Head of State President Joe Biden ; Governor Albert Bryan National Day 4 July (independence of the USA in 1776) ISO Codes VI, VIR Demonym Virgin Islander, American Tourists (ranking ) 381,000 people (2018)
The United States Virgin Islands is an archipelago of the West Indies located east of Puerto Rico , another territory belonging to the United States. It is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States . They are to the west of the British Virgin Islands , which belong to the United Kingdom . The archipelago is made up of three main islands: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, as well as about fifty islets, smaller and mostly uninhabited.
Charlotte Amalie, capital of United States Virgin Islands. Photo: Matt Wade Urban areas (2010) Urban areas Population Charlotte-Amélie (Charlotte Amalie) 51,634 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Saint-John 4,170 inhabitants 51 km² Saint-Thomas 51,634 inhabitants 81 km² Sainte-Croix 50,601 inhabitants 216 km²
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