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.

## Other websites

- Official Tourism Website
- Governor's Website
- _U.S. Census Bureau: Island Areas Census 2000_
- Real-time, geographic and other scientific resources of Virgin Islands  from the United States Geological Survey
- Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies

## Infobox (dependency)

- **name**: Virgin Islands of the United States
- **settlement type**: Territories of the United States, Unincorporated and organized territory
- **image flag**: Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **flag link**: Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
- **image seal**: Seal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
- **seal size**: 95px
- **seal type**: Seal
- **motto link**: List of U.S. state and territory mottos
- **motto**: "United in Pride and Hope"
- **anthem**: "Virgin Islands March"
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- **image map**: United States Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg
- **subdivision type**: Sovereign state
- **official languages**: English
- **demonym**: Virgin Islander; U.S. Virgin Islander
- **capital**: Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie
- **largest city**: Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie
- **ethnic groups year**: 2020
- **government type**: Devolution, Devolved Presidential system, presidential constitutional Dependent territory, dependency
- **leader title1**: President of the United States, President
- **leader name1**: Donald Trump (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **leader title2**: Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, Governor
- **leader name2**: Albert Bryan (politician), Albert Bryan (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **leader title3**: Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, Lieutenant Governor
- **leader name3**: Tregenza Roach (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **area km2**: 346.4
- **area sq mi**: 133.7
- **population census**: 87,146
- **population census year**: 2020
- **population density sq mi**: 653.6
- **gdp ppp**: $1.577 billion
- **gdp ppp year**: 2003
- **sovereignty type**: Unincorporated territory of the United States
- **established event1**: Treaty of the Danish West Indies
- **established date1**: March 31, 1917
- **established event2**: Organic Act, Revised Organic Act
- **established date2**: July 22, 1954
- **currency**: United States dollar
- **currency code**: USD
- **time zone**: Atlantic Standard Time, AST
- **utc offset**: -4
- **time zone dst**: No DST
- **utc offset dst**: -4
- **drives on**: left
- **cctld**: .vi and .us
- **calling code**: North American Numbering Plan, +1 (spec. Area code 340, +1-340)