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Arkansas vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Arkansas' land area is 389.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas' total area is 72.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Arkansas' north-south length is 5.2 times (417%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Arkansas' east-west width is 5.4 times (437%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Magazine is 1,197 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Arkansas' population is 35.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 10.9 times higher than Arkansas'.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 81 years.
Official Websites
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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.