US Virgin Islands
Location:
US Virgin Isl have as neighbor in west Puerto Rico and in east the British Virgin Isl. They are part of Caribbean region and are situated in the Caribbean Sea being a territory dependent of U.S.A.
Area/Surface:
346,36 km²
Population:
110.000 people
Capital:
Charlotte Amalie 19.000 people
Currency:
U.S. dollar
Languages spoken:
English
Religion:
Roman-Catholic, Baptist
Government form:
U.S. autonomic territory
Time zone:
-4 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
VI & US
Calling code:
+1-340
US Virgin Islands
Activities, name, islands, population, climate and relief of US Virgin Islands:
These islands are a territory completely dependent of U.S.A. and because of this, the standard of living is very high. The majority of the islands are formed due to the volcano activity. The tourism is the main source of earnings and the locals are involved in agriculture growing cattle and fishing. The islands were bought from Denmark in 1917. The name of the islands was given by Columbus in 1493 when they were discovered, but later they became U.S. Virgin Isl when U.S.A. bought them. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The three main islands are: Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas and the locals are descendants of the Caribbean Indians. The climate of the U.S. Virgin Islands is tropical with constant temperatures between 22 and 32º C annually. The relief is downy covered with tropical forests and the highest peak is Crown Mountain with its 474 m height. Visit US Virgin Islands!
Trunk Bay in U.S. Virgin Isl
