United States Virgin Islands
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
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Summary
United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States[1]. It draws 19,229 Wikipedia views per month (unincorporated territory of the united states category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[4]
- Head of government: Albert Bryan Jr.[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: insular area of the United States[7], political territorial entity[8], nationality for sports[9], territory of the United States[10]
- Capital: Charlotte Amalie[11]
- Official language: English[12]
- Currency: United States dollar[13]
- Shares border with: British Virgin Islands[14], Puerto Rico[15]
- Top-level Internet domain: .vi[16]
- Anthem: Virgin Islands March[17]
- Named after: Virgin Islands[18], United States[19]
- Flag: flag of the United States Virgin Islands[20]
- Legislative body: Legislature of the Virgin Islands[21]
- Executive body: Government of the United States Virgin Islands[22]
- Highest judicial authority: United States Virgin Islands Supreme Court[23]
- Part of: Virgin Islands[24], American West Indies[25], US Caribbean[26], European Union tax haven blacklist[27], Caribbean[28]
- Commons category: United States Virgin Islands[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[30]
- Foundational text: Treaty of the Danish West Indies[31], Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands[32]
- Telephone country code: +1340[33]
- Archives at: Office of Vital Records & Statistics[34]
- Unicode character: 🇻🇮[35]
- Inception: March 31, 1917[36]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1493[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for United States Virgin Islands include its at-large congressional district[38], an United States congressional district[39], in United States[40].
Why It Matters
United States Virgin Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include its at-large congressional district[38], an United States congressional district[39], in United States[40].