History UsefulNotes / UnitedStatesVirginIslands

Previously controlled by {{UsefulNotes/Denmark}} as the Danish West Indies, the territory was sold to the United States by Denmark in the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, with the territory holding a holiday known as Transfer Day every year on March 31 to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. The Danish influence is still apparent in the names of the towns and the roads, and the people's surnames. Tourism is big here, since if you are American, you need neither a passport nor working knowledge of another language to get by. Tourism makes up most of the economy.

* ''Literature/NineteenEightyThreeDoomsday'': After hearing that the U.S. federal government relocated to Australia, the U.S. Virgin Islands renamed itself as the [[https://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/United_States_Atlantic_Remnant_(1983%3A_Doomsday) United States Atlantic Remnant]].

Like UsefulNotes/PuertoRico, the Virgin Islands have their on Olympic Committee, separate from the United States.

Like Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands have their on Olympic Committee, separate from the United States.

Previously controlled by {{UsefulNotes/Denmark}} as the Danish West Indies, the territory was sold to the United States by Denmark in the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, with the territory holding a holiday known as Transfer Day every year on March 31 to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States, and U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. The Danish influence is still apparent in the names of the towns, roads, and people's surnames. Tourism is big here, since if you're American, you need neither a passport nor working knowledge of another language to get by, and makes up most of the economy.

Previously controlled by Denmark as the Danish West Indies, the territory was sold to the United States by Denmark in the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, with the territory holding a holiday known as Transfer Day every year on March 31 to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States, and U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. The Danish influence is still apparent in the names of the towns, roads, and people's surnames. Tourism is big here, since if you're American, you need neither a passport nor working knowledge of another language to get by, and makes up most of the economy.

A territory of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates in UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the [[UsefulNotes/BritishVirginIslands British-controlled ones]] are to the northeast. They use the US dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population of about 107,000 people is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's historically black colleges and universities.

A territory of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates in the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the [[UsefulNotes/BritishVirginIslands British-controlled ones]] are to the northeast. They use the US dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population of about 107,000 people is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's historically black colleges and universities.

A territory of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates in the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the [[UsefulNotes/BritishVirginIslands British-controlled ones]] are to the northeast. They use the US Dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population of about 107,000 people is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's Historically-Black Colleges and Universities.

Previously controlled by Denmark as the Danish West Indies, the territory was sold to the United States by Denmark in the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies, with the territory holding a holiday know as Transfer Day every year on March 31st to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States, and U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. The Danish influence is still apparent in the names of the towns, roads, and people's surnames. Tourism is big here, as you need neither a passport nor working knowledge of another language to get by, and makes up most of the economy.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Duncan Tim Duncan]], formerly of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]'s San Antonio Spurs and now awaiting virtually certain Hall of Fame induction in 2020, was born on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' VI

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A territory of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates in the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the [[UsefulNotes/BritishVirginIslands British-controlled ones]] are to the northeast. They use the US Dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population of about 107,000 people is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's Historically-Black Colleges and Universities.

A territory of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates in the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the [[UsefulNotes/BritishVirginIslands British-controlled ones]] are to the northeast. They use the US Dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's Historically-Black Colleges and Universities.

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''Literature/TheLesson'': An alien race occupies the islands, creating political tensions.

[[Literature/TheLesson]]: An alien race success on the islands and decided to stay there during a mostly peaceful occupation of Earth.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Duncan Tim Duncan]] of the San Antonio Spurs of [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]] was born on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

A territory of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates in the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands are the southwestern Virgin Islands that are under American control, while the British-controlled ones are to the northeast. They use the US Dollar as their currency and have the same national anthem, and Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of this territory. The Islands' population is predominantly Afro-Caribbean, with whites and Hispanics as the largest minority groups, and the University of the Virgin Islands is counted among the US's Historically-Black Colleges and Universities.

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