The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Virgin Islands:
Contents
- General reference
- Geography of the United States Virgin Islands
- Environment of the United States Virgin Islands
- Regions of the United States Virgin Islands
- Demography of the United States Virgin Islands
- Government and politics of the United States Virgin Islands
- Branches of the government of the United States Virgin Islands
- Foreign relations of the United States Virgin Islands
- Law and order in the United States Virgin Islands
- Military of the United States Virgin Islands
- Local government in the United States Virgin Islands
- History of the United States Virgin Islands
- History of the United States Virgin Islands, by period
- Culture of the United States Virgin Islands
- Art in the United States Virgin Islands
- Sports in the United States Virgin Islands
- Economy and infrastructure of the United States Virgin Islands
- Education in the United States Virgin Islands
- Infrastructure of the United States Virgin Islands
- See also
- References
- External links
United States Virgin Islands – unincorporated organized territory of the United States of America located in the western portion of the Virgin Islands Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. [1] The Virgin Islands are part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The British Virgin Islands comprises the eastern portion of the archipelago.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km2 (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612. [2]
Three of the main islands have nicknames often used by locals: "Rock City" (St. Thomas), "Love City" (St. John), and "Twin City" (St. Croix). [3]
