The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The islands have a tropical climate.
Country: United States
Before purchase: Danish West Indies
Transfer from Denmark: March 31, 1917
Capital and largest city: Charlotte Amalie
Official languages: English
Ethnic groups (2020): By race · 71.4% Black · 16.6% White · 3.0% other · 7.5% multiracial · 1.0% Asian · By ethnicity · 81.6% non-Hispanic or Latino · 18.4% Hispanic or Latino
Religion (2022): 86.7% Christianity · 8.4% no religion · 4.9% other
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