United States Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States
Motto: United in Pride and Hope
Anthem: "Virgin Islands March"
Capital (and largest city)		Charlotte Amalie 18°21′N 64°56′W
Official language(s)		English
Ethnic groups		black 79.7%, white 7.1%, Asian 0.8%, mixed or other 12.4%
Demonym		U.S. Virgin Islander
Government		Unincorporated, organized territory
-	President	Barack Obama (D)
-	Governor	John de Jongh (D)
-	Lieutenant Governor	Gregory R. Francis (D)
Unincorporated territory of the United States
-	Treaty of the Danish West Indies	March 31, 1917
-	Revised Organic Act	July 22, 1954
Area
-	Total	346.36 km2 (202nd) 133.73 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.0
Population
-	2010 census	109,750
-	Density	354/km2 (42nd) 916.9/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2003 estimate
-	Total	$1.577 billion
Currency		United States dollar (USD)
Time zone		AST (UTC-4)
-	Summer (DST)	No DST (UTC-4)
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.vi and .us
Calling code		+1 (spec. +1-340)

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
• CIA World Factbook information about Virgin Islands
• U.S. Census Bureau: Island Areas Census 2000
• United States Virgin Islands at the Open Directory Project
• Wikimedia Atlas of the United States Virgin Islands
• U.S. Virgin Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
• 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