The U.S Virgin Islands are a location that few people really know anything about. They are situated in the Caribbean, and are loosely speaking a small part of the United States. There is one just over one hundred thousand people currently residing in the U.S Virgin Islands, so if you are expecting the place to be densely packed and buzzing, you might be in for a shock. That said, the Virgin Islanders know how to take care of their tourists and their friends. This is a wonderfully friendly area with a lot to offer the entire family. Just in case you are wondering, the main industry in this small group of islands is comprised of petroleum. The islands themselves are made up of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, amongst other much smaller islands. The U.S Virgin Islands have been names an archipelago, which means that basically there are several place functioning as one.

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Situated along the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea, the US Virgin Islands comprises 50 cays and isles, both inhabited and uninhabited. Three of these include the biggest and most populated — St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in the mid-1400’s, it was bought by Danish royalty in 1733 and was subsequently sold to the US Government in 1917, making it an American territory observing US-governed laws. Many of its indigenous residents come from African or West Indian ancestry. But a few European, Middle Eastern, North American and Asian people also currently reside in the islands. The official language of this territory is English, but a big percentage of the population speaks Spanish.

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