United States Virgin Islands
Americas ยท Capital: Charlotte Amalie
How it is run: United States Virgin Islands is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
United States Virgin Islands is home to 103,792 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
103,792 people
That is about 13 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
347 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 299 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
35th most people in Americas
42nd largest by land in Americas.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
United States dollar ($)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
80.8 years on average
One of the healthier countries โ good hospitals and clean water make a big difference.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$44,321
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
๐ข Living in cities
95.4% of people
Mostly a city country โ think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
๐ Kids under 15
16.5% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+1340
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.vi
๐ง People here are called
Virgin Islander
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
United States Virgin Islands
Also written: Virgin Islands, U.S..
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
United States Virgin Islands has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Islas Vรญrgenes de los Estados Unidos
French
รles Vierges des รtats-Unis
Arabic
ุฌุฒุฑ ุงูุนุฐุฑุงุก ุงูุงู ุฑูููุฉ
Chinese
็พๅฑ็ปดๅฐไบฌ็พคๅฒ
Japanese
ใขใกใชใซ้ ใดใกใผใธใณ่ซธๅณถ
Russian
ะะธัะณะธะฝัะบะธะต ะัััะพะฒะฐ
Portuguese
Ilhas Virgens dos Estados Unidos
German
Amerikanische Jungferninseln
Put it in perspective ๐
- United States โ the most populated country in Americas โ has about 3293.0ร as many people as United States Virgin Islands.
- All of United States Virgin Islands would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in United States Virgin Islands lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 52 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: United States Virgin Islands lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Virgin Islands of the United States
๐๏ธ Capital
Charlotte Amalie
๐ Region
Americas ยท Caribbean
๐ค Country code
VI
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about United States Virgin Islands ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
18.4ยฐ N, 64.9ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 โ when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Charlotte Amalie.
- United States Virgin Islands is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
- United States Virgin Islands sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- United States Virgin Islands lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- United States Virgin Islands is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- United States Virgin Islands is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- United States Virgin Islands has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- United States Virgin Islands can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If United States Virgin Islands spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of United States Virgin Islands?
Charlotte Amalie
Which money do people spend in United States Virgin Islands?
United States dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with United States Virgin Islands?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in United States Virgin Islands?
103,792 people
Keep researching ๐
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