Travel Information for Virgin Islands
Time zone:GMT -4 (Atlantic standard time) Daylight savings:    None
Main languages:English Other languages:    French, Spanish
Currency: US dollar (USD)

1 = $1.11, £1 = $1.32

(rates as of Sep 2016)

Internet Domain:.viInternational Dialling Code:    1340

For help planning your trip to Virgin Islands including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Virgin Islands trip planning page.



Further information on Virgin Islands

Discover more about Virgin Islands - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.

Geography & Natural Features

Map of virgin_islands

Total area: 1,910 sq km (1,564 sq km under water)

Coastline: 188 km (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea)

Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders

Highest mountain: Crown Mountain (475m)

Freedom & Rights

Summary status and rankings for Virgin Islands from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.

IndexStatusRank
Freedom in the WorldNo Data -
Democracy IndexNo Data -
Economic FreedomNo Data -
Press FreedomNo Data -
ILGA LGBT rightsNo Data -
Corruption PerceptionsNo Data -
Overall Ranking:    -

Other Data & Links

Status: Territory of United States of America

Population: 104,170     Density: 54.5 people/sq km

Ethnic groups: black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census)

Religions: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

GDP (PPP): $1.58 billion       GDP per capita: $14,500

Information derived from the CIA World Factbook.