16 Facts About US Virgin Islands

1. US Virgin Islands have no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas constitute second-order units.

2. The US Virgin Islands became tourist destinations early in the twentieth century, with the result that the average income on the islands is among the highest in the Caribbean.

3. The US Virgin Islands are three large islands and fifty or so smaller islands with a total area of 352 square kilometers, located between Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands.

4. The British Virgin Islands are known by that name, while the US Virgin Islands are often known simply as the Virgin Islands.

5. US Virgin Islands is a paradise with so much more to offer than the traditional beach vacation.

6. US Virgin Islands have few domestic energy sources and thus have long relied on imported petroleum products to supply most of their needs, especially for electric power generation.

7. US Virgin Islands have a number of AM and FM radio stations broadcasting music, religious, and news programming.

8. In 2010 the US Virgin Islands had a population of 106,405.

9. US Virgin Islands are located in the Atlantic Standard Time zone and do not participate in daylight saving time.

10. US Virgin Islands is the only US jurisdiction that drives on the left.

11. US Virgin Islands are an independent customs territory from the mainland United States and operate largely as a free port.

12. In 2004, the 25th Legislature of the US Virgin Islands Islands established the Fifth Constitutional Convention, a constitutional convention gathered in order to draft a new constitution.

13. US Virgin Islands have elected a territorial governor every four years since 1970.

14. US Virgin Islands are in the Atlantic Ocean, about 40 miles east of Puerto Rico and immediately west of the British Virgin Islands.

15. The US Virgin Islands are organized under the 1954 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands and have since held five constitutional conventions.

16. US Virgin Islands consists of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands.