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US Virgin Islands vs Wales Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²). Wales' land area is 60.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wales' total area is 10.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km). Wales' north-south length is 3.2 times (217%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km). Wales' east-west width is 2.1 times (113%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m). Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 2,005 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Wales Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022). Wales' population is 35.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0. US Virgin Islands' population density is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Wales'.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536. In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 381 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Wales official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.