🌍 Geography
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
1,910 km²
Land Area
346 km²
Water Area
1,564 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
188 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little flat land
Climate: subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
104,377
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.54%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
43 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
11.1 per 1,000
Death Rate
9.2 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- CHARLOTTE AMALIE: 52,000 people
Languages
- English - 71.6%
- Spanish or Spanish Creole - 17.2%
- French or French Creole - 8.6%
- other - 2.5%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
high-income, tourism-based American territorial economy; severe COVID-19 economic disruptions; major rum distillery; high public debt; sluggish reopening of large oil refinery; environmentally susceptible to hurricanes; many informal industries
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
$4.67 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
null%
Services
null%
Major Industries
tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)