_#_Type: organized, unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior

_#_Capital: Charlotte Amalie

_#_Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)

_#_Independence: none (territory of the US)

_#_Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954 serves as the constitution

_#_Legal system: based on US

_#_National holiday: Transfer Day (from Denmark to US), 31 March (1917)

_#_Executive branch: US president, governor, lieutenant governor

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Senate

_#_Judicial branch: US District Court handles civil matters over $50,000, felonies (persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases; Territorial Court handles civil matters up to $50,000 small claims, juvenile, domestic, misdemeanors, and traffic cases