🇻🇮 Îles Vierges des États-Unis

The U.S. Virgin Islands (ISO code: VI) lie in the Caribbean east of Puerto Rico and comprise the main islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John. Politically they are an unincorporated territory of the United States with local self-government but under U.S. sovereignty. The capital is Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The climate is tropical maritime, with hurricane risk roughly from June to November. The economy is dominated by tourism, complemented by services, trade and rum production (notably on St. Croix). The formerly important oil refinery on St. Croix has been idle since 2021. For customs purposes the islands lie outside the U.S. customs territory: imports are handled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue, with an import excise tax levied instead of a sales tax or VAT. Freight moves mainly by sea (Crown Bay on St. Thomas, the container port on St. Croix) and via Cyril E. King and Henry E. Rohlsen airports. The islands are heavily import-dependent and serve as a logistics hub in the northern Caribbean. The currency is the U.S. dollar (USD).