| Official name: |
United States Virgin Islands
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| Capital: |
Charlotte Amalie
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| Area: |
total: 352 sq km water: 3 sq km land: 349 sq km
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| Location: |
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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| Geographic coordinates: |
18 20 N, 64 50 W
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| Comparative Area: |
twice the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
188 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m
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