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Virginia vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Virginia's land area is 295.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Virginia's total area is 58.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Virginia's north-south length is 4.7 times (374%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Virginia's east-west width is 9.0 times (796%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Rogers is 4,174 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Virginia's population is 101.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Virginia's.
History: Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 129 years.
Official Websites
Virginia official website · US Virgin Islands 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.