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United States Virgin Islands
Basic Facts
- Population: 87,146 (2020 census)
- Land area: 352 km²
- Exclusive economic zone: 33,744 km²
Listing as a Non-Self-Governing Territory
The United States Virgin Islands has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1946, following the transmission of information by the United States of America under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations.
- See General Assembly resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946
Administering Power
United States of America
United Nations-related action
The General Assembly adopts on an annual basis a resolution on the United States Virgin Islands.Please visit the Documents page for past General Assembly resolutions on United States Virgin Islands from 2008.
United Nations Secretariat annual working papers on United States Virgin Islands issued since 2008 are also available on the Documents page.
Links
Government of the United States Virgin Islands
Office of Insular Affairs of the Department of Interior of the United States of America
(Last updated: 10 May 2022)