Flag of United States Virgin Islands

🎨 What the flag means

The flag of the U.S. Virgin Islands is white with a yellow eagle between the letters V and I. The eagle is a simple version of the United States coat of arms. In one claw it holds a laurel sprig for victory, and in the other three blue arrows for the three main islands: Saint Croix, Saint Thomas and Saint John.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

104.9 thousand (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Charlotte Amalie14.5 thousand people (2020)

🗣️ Main language

English

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The islands used to be the Danish West Indies, and some street names still recall the Danish kings.
2. More than half of Saint John is protected as part of Virgin Islands National Park.
3. The yellow elder, a flower, is the national flower of both the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.