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Virgin Islands of the United States | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Motto: "United in Pride and Hope" | |
| Anthem: "Virgin Islands March" | |
.svg) | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Capital and largest city | Charlotte Amalie |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups (2020)[1] | By race
By ethnicity
|
| Demonym(s) | Virgin Islander; U.S. Virgin Islander |
| Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
| Joe Biden (D) | |
• Governor | Albert Bryan (D) |
| Tregenza Roach (D) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 346.4 km2 (133.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 87,146[2] |
• Density | 653.6/sq mi (252.4/km2) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2003 estimate |
• Total | $1.577 billion |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 |
| Driving side | left[3] |
| Calling code | +1 (spec. +1-340) |
| Internet TLD | .vi and .us |
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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.
- ↑ "2020 Island Areas Censuses Data on Demographic, Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics Now Available for the U.S. Virgin Islands". Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Island Areas Censuses: U.S. Virgin Islands". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Only U.S. dependency to drive on the left.