FACTS

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Area (only Total) total: 1,910 sq km

Climate: subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November

Terrain: mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land

Population: 109,840 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): English 74.7%

Government type:

Capital (Name): Charlotte Amalie

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-4

Independence: none (territory of the US)

National holiday: Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)