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
