Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on United States & Virgin Islands

Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
Land: Total land area in square kilometres
Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Total: Total area in square kilometers
Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Water: Total water area in square kilometers
Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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STAT	United States	Virgin Islands
Comparative	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union	twice the size of Washington, DC
Comparative to US places	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union	twice the size of Washington, DC
Land	9.16 million sq km Ranked 4th. 26480 times more than Virgin Islands	346 sq km Ranked 198th.
Land > Per capita	30.16 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Virgin Islands	3.15 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 182nd.
Total	9.83 million sq km Ranked 4th. 5145 times more than Virgin Islands	1,910 sq km Ranked 182nd.
Total > Per capita	32.34 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 86% more than Virgin Islands	17.39 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Water	664,709 sq km Ranked 3rd. 425 times more than Virgin Islands	1,564 sq km Ranked 97th.
Water > Per capita	2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 20th.	14,238.89 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United States

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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