General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country names: The United States Virgin Islands or the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Official English country name: The Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Virgin Island
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the United States Virgin Islands
- ISO country codes: VI, VIR, 850
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VI
- Internet country code top-level domain: .vi
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