United States Virgin Islands: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	U.S. Virgin Islands • Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes
Head Of Government	Governor: Albert Bryan, Jr.
Capital	Charlotte Amalie
Population	(2024 est.) 80,100
Currency Exchange Rate	1 US dollar equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State	President of the United States: Joe Biden
Official Language	English
Official Religion	none
Official Name	United States Virgin Islands
Total Area (Sq Km)	348
Total Area (Sq Mi)	134
Monetary Unit	U.S. dollar (U.S.$)
Population Rank	(2023) 204
Population Projection 2030	88,700
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2024) 597.8
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2024) 230.2
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 96.3% • Rural: (2024) 3.7%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 77.1 years • Female: (2022) 83.7 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2015) 3,765
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2015) 34,955
Political Status	organized unincorporated territory of the United States with one legislative house (Legislature [15])