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Alabama vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 379.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 71.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 7.0 times (604%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 4.1 times (308%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 850 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Alabama's population is 59.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 6.4 times (539%) higher than Alabama's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 98 years.
Official Websites
Alabama official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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